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Can You Tell Which Movie Star Is In This 80s Interview Clip?

By Zachary
It can be really surprising to see how some of today's biggest movie stars looked when they were young. Some are exactly the same, and some are unrecognizable unless you know who you're looking at. In that spirit, we have a little quiz that 80s movie fans will love. This young actor is still a Hollywood star today, but he looks pretty different in this clip from a 1987 TV interview.We'll give you three clues to help figure out who this young star is:1. This was his first TV interview.2. He's British. 3. Here's a big one:

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13 Sports Stars Every 90s Kid Idolized

By Zachary
If you came home from school, dropped your schoolbag, and flipped on ESPN as soon as you got in the door, this list is for you. The 90s were dominated by huge personalities that still cast a long shadow over their respective sports. Take a name like Michael Jordan (yes, spoiler alert, he made the list), people will still debate whether today's MVPs hold a candle to his success in this decade. And he's just one of many sports megastars that made this list. No matter who you cheered for, no matter what sport you loved, this list is for

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13 Cartoons From The 80s We Couldn't Have Lived Without

By Zachary
The 80s were a great decade. The movies, the clothes, and the music of this era all remain iconic to this day. But the most impressive form of entertainment this decade was definitely the cartoons. These were the years when television cartoons finally began to catch up with animated films, and 80s kids had a smorgasbord of high quality cartoons to enjoy. This list includes some of our favorite shows from the decades, and we think they all hold up pretty well. Check out the full list and let us know if we missed your favorite!1. Muppet BabiesThis show

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Merry Festivus! Your Guide To Celebrating 'The Holiday For The Rest Of Us'

By Zachary
If you've ever felt like Christmas just wasn't for you, or the rush to spend money on presents is getting you down, you'll be happy to know there's an alternative. Since 1997, Seinfeld fans have been marking December 23rd off on their calendar as Festivus ("the holiday for the rest of us!"). If you're a fan of the show you probably know all about the Festivus pole, the airing of grievances, and other Festivus traditions, but this holiday is about bringing people together. So in the Festivus spirit, we're happy to introduce you to the magic and wonder of this

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Happy 50th Birthday to Kiefer Sutherland!

By Zachary
Today, one of the most successful actors from two countries celebrates his 50th birthday. Born in 1966 to famous Canadian parents Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas, Kiefer has managed to chart his own path through Hollywood, winning awards and fans for his amazing roles on both TV and the silver screen.Fun fact: Sutherland has a star on both Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto, and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. He deserves it, with a movie career stretching back more than 30 years and a starring role in 24, one of the most popular shows of

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80s Rocker Richard Marx Helped Restrain A Crazed Passenger On His Plane

By Zachary
When casting the part of the unlikely tough guy who jumps into action when a flight attendant on his plane is attacked, you might not think of 80s heartthrob Richard Marx. Well, that's exactly what happened when Marx and his wife, former MTV VJ Daisy Fuentes, were caught on a Korean Air flight with an abusive passenger.The rocker, who's know for such hits as "Should've Known Better" and "Hazard," says that the passenger in the row next to the couple started acting abusively towards flight attendants and passengers."When he started pushing the female staff and pulling them by

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Turbo-Man Dolls Are Finally Real! But They're Already Sold Out

By Zachary
Jingle All the Way might not be as beloved as some Christmas classics like It's a Wonderful Life, but it's earned its place as an evergreen Christmas movie with its timeless theme - struggling to buy the "big toy" of the year.The film was released the same year as the Tickle Me Elmo craze, and got a lot of laughs out of star Arnold Schwarzenegger's quest to buy his son that year's "it" toy, a Turbo-Man action figure.The Turbo-Man doll was, briefly, a real toy, but only 200,000 toys were ever shipped, and the fad didn't survive

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The First Six Mega Man Games Are Coming To Mobile Phones

By Zachary
Just a month after another retro gaming icon finally made the jump to mobile phones, and after this year's huge success of Pokemon Go, everyone's favorite super fighting robot is finally ready to rock and roll onto Android and iOS. Capcom announced on Monday that Mega-fans won't have to wait until 20XX to duke it out with the blue hero's robot enemies on their phones.  The first 6 Mega Man games will be available on mobile phones some time in January.There's no price announced yet, or even a definite release date besides "early January," but fans of the

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A New TV Documentary Will Shed Light On The Menéndez Brothers' Case

By Zachary
This year's hottest TV trend was revisiting some of the most shocking court cases of the 1990s. The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story won 9 Emmy Awards, and CBS's documentary The Case Of: Jon Benét Ramsey made headlines for its controversial examination of the child pageant star's death.Next month, a new two hour TV special will revisit the original "trial of the century," the homicide trial of the Menéndez brothers, Erik and Lyle, who were found guilty of murdering their wealthy parents Jose and Kitty Menéndez in their Beverly Hills home. The brothers' shocking murder and

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Remember The Rubik's Cube? He Solves It In Just 1 Minute

By Zachary
If you grew up in the 80s you probably owned this devious little puzzle. With just six different colored sides, but 43 quintillion possibilities (that's 43 followed by 18 zeroes), the Rubik's Cube tortured a generation of children and adults with its surprising complexity.They say the average person can manage to solve two sides just through trial and error, but to complete the puzzle you have to memorize a long list of very precise steps. "Speedcubers," who spend hours practicing their technique, share videos online to compare their best times. As you can see in this video by stewartps,
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