The world population in 1980 was 4,458,003,514.
By 1990, it had grown to 5,327,231,061
The first commercial cell phone weighed nearly 2 pounds.
Physical by Olivia Newton John was the most popular song of the decade.
While Olivia Newton John had the most popular song, Michael Jackson spent the most time at #1 on the charts. In second place, with 21 weeks at #1, was Lionel Ritchie.
The first Game Boy only had 5 games when it was released in 1989.
The average home price in 1985 was $92,800. That is the equivalent of $230,000 today.
24 hour news stations began in 1981.
The Chicago Bears Super Bowl Shuffle reached #41 on the Billboard charts.
Weird Al once turned down a $5 million offer to be in a beer commercial because he didn’t want to give his young fans the wrong idea.
The Sony Walkman was named after the Pressman Audio Recorder in Superman.
In 1987, 1 in 5 beds was a waterbed.
Before being changed to Yoda, early versions of Star Wars called him Buffy.
Boomboxes were iconic in the 80s but that didn’t mean they were easy to carry around. Some of the largest ones weighed nearly 30 pounds.
The Members Only Jacket was so popular in the 80s that the company made $100 million in just one year.
Toni Basil was 38 when she recorded “Mickey”.
1 billion people tuned in to watch Princess Diana and Prince Charles wedding.
In 1984, 20,000 counterfeit Cabbage Patch Dolls were seized.
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..but glad it's over
Never ever.
Parachute pants. Mustn't forget the parachute pants. Two pairs.
Okay Blaster.
(get it? It's a play on Ok Boomer :)