<div><p>Time makes fools of us all, but we just wish it didn't happen so soon! Do you ever catch yourself listening to your favorite song, then nearly have a heart attack when you remember what year it came out?</p><p>The fact is the world has changed a lot since we were young. These days toddlers know how to use the internet, but if you bring up <a href="https://www.shared.com/the-secret-behind-mr-whipples-famous-catchphrase/">Mr. Whipple</a> nobody knows what you're talking about!</p><p>Take a look at this list of facts that will make you feel your age - if you're brave enough - and just keep reminding yourself that you're only as old as you feel.</p><p></p><p><strong>1. Did you buy your kids the Harry Potter books?</strong></p><p>The first one came out back in 1997, which means it's turning <strong>20</strong> <strong>years old</strong> later this year, so the boy wizard is almost old enough to vote. Other kids favorites from the same year include <strong>Pokemon and Teletubbies.</strong></p><div><figure><a href="https://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwjJyqTt6dbTAhVM6YMKHaxgAiUQjxwIAw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjakartakita.com%2F2016%2F02%2F24%2Fwow-buku-harry-potter-ini-dihargai-rp-500-juta%2F&psig=AFQjCNGninQiLK2_LFcjBf82nQleWtcRMQ&ust=1494007497307722" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/Harry-Potter-The-Philosophers-Stone.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwjJyqTt6dbTAhVM6YMKHaxgAiUQjxwIAw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjakartakita.com%2F2016%2F02%2F24%2Fwow-buku-harry-potter-ini-dihargai-rp-500-juta%2F&psig=AFQjCNGninQiLK2_LFcjBf82nQleWtcRMQ&ust=1494007497307722" target="_blank">Jakartakita</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>2. What were you listening to in 1980?</strong></p><p>When the Irish rockers U2 released their first album <em>Boy</em> in 1980, they put 5-year-old Peter Rowen on the cover. <strong>37 years later </strong>here's what he looks like today.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/pjimage--54-.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/pjimage--54-_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/pjimage--54-_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/pjimage--54-_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/pjimage--54-_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/pjimage--54-_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/pjimage--54-_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/pjimage--54-_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/pjimage--54-_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p><strong>3. Speaking of getting older...</strong></p><p>Kids born in the year 2000 could be graduating from high school this year.</p><div><figure><a href="http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150531/news/150539833/" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/AR-150539833.jpg&updated=201505311757&MaxW=800&maxH=800&noborder" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150531/news/150539833/" target="_blank">Daily Heral</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>4. But they won't be studying with an encyclopedia</strong></p><p>The Encyclopedia Britannica used to be something every home in America was proud to own, <a href="https://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/13/after-244-years-encyclopaedia-britannica-stops-the-presses/?_r=0">but it actually stopped printing 5 years ago</a>. Today, like pretty much everything else, it's online only.</p><div><figure><a href="http://www.canadianbusiness.com/business-news/industries/media/encyclopaedia-britannica-1768-2012-ends-print-edition/" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/f0c439d2440c913146ef69396fb1.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/f0c439d2440c913146ef69396fb1_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://www.canadianbusiness.com/business-news/industries/media/encyclopaedia-britannica-1768-2012-ends-print-edition/" target="_blank">Canadian Business</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>5. Remember <em>All In The Family</em>?</strong></p><p>If the show was rebooted today, the actor who played Archie Bunker's son-in-law Meathead (Rob Reiner) would be too old to play the family's dad. Caroll O'Connor was just 47 when the show started in 1971. Today, Reiner is <strong>70 years old.</strong></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/pjimage--55-.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/pjimage--55-_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/pjimage--55-_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p><strong>6. The show </strong><em><strong>Magnum P.I. </strong></em><strong>is 37 years old (and so is his car)</strong></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/190516537951e9beaf4325e39bbca276.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/190516537951e9beaf4325e39bbca276_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><strong>7. Remember when Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston were a couple?</strong></p><p>That was <strong>more than 10 years ago</strong>. The couple split in 2005 after 5 years together, which is 2 years longer than his marriage with Angelina lasted. </p><div><figure><a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/hollywood/jennifer-aniston-on-brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-divorce-thats-karma-for-you-3041992/" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/brad-pitt-jennifer-aniston-angelina-759.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/brad-pitt-jennifer-aniston-angelina-759_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/brad-pitt-jennifer-aniston-angelina-759_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/brad-pitt-jennifer-aniston-angelina-759_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/hollywood/jennifer-aniston-on-brad-pitt-angelina-jolie-divorce-thats-karma-for-you-3041992/" target="_blank">The Indian Express</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>Click the next page to learn how much TV has changed since you were young!</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>8. Just look at this <em>People </em>cover from 40 years ago</strong></p><p>What a blast from the past! The magazine's list of news-makers and public figures included President Reagan, <em>A-Team</em> star Mr. T, Jennifer Beals from <em>Flashdance </em>and <em>The Thorn Birds</em> star Richard Chamberlain.</p><p>But can you remember who's on the bottom left? It's Vanessa Williams, the Miss America winner who caused a stir when <em>Penthouse </em>magazine<em> </em>published nude photos of her.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/P.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><strong>9. If you remember what this is, you're officially old</strong></p><div><figure><a href="http://www.dvdyourmemories.com/blog/how-to-get-photos-off-old-floppy-disks/" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/Floppy-Disc.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/Floppy-Disc_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://www.dvdyourmemories.com/blog/how-to-get-photos-off-old-floppy-disks/" target="_blank">DVD Your Memories</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>10. Because these days all this tech can fit into your pocket</strong></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/pjimage--56-.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/pjimage--56-_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/pjimage--56-_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><strong>11. Kids today can name everyone in this photo</strong></p><p>Like it or not, the Kardashians have dominated reality TV for <strong>10 years.</strong></p><div><figure><a href="http://oldcatlady.com/keeping-kardashians-scripted-real/?singlepage=1" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/Keeping-Up-with-the-Kardashians-Featured.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/Keeping-Up-with-the-Kardashians-Featured_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/Keeping-Up-with-the-Kardashians-Featured_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/Keeping-Up-with-the-Kardashians-Featured_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://oldcatlady.com/keeping-kardashians-scripted-real/?singlepage=1" target="_blank">Old Cat Lady</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p><strong>12. TV has definitely changed a lot</strong></p><p>Do you remember watching <em>Live!</em> with Regis and Kathy Lee every morning? You may be surprised to learn that Kathy Lee left the show in 2000 - <strong>that's 17 years ago</strong>. Now things have changed again with the announcement that <a href="https://www.shared.com/kelly-ripa-finally-names-new-co-host/">Ryan Seacrest is hosting</a>.<strong> </strong></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/pjimage--57-.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/pjimage--57-_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/pjimage--57-_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><strong>13. And Fiends has been off the air for 13 years</strong></p><div><figure><a href="Culto" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/F.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/F_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/F_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="Culto" target="_blank">http://culto.latercera.com/2017/04/12/friends-el-musical/</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>14. All your other favorite shows have been over for a LONG time </strong></p><p>It's been <strong>20 years</strong> since <em>Roseanne </em>left the airwaves while <em>Three's Company </em>ended way back in <strong>1984</strong>. And remember the <em>Brady Bunch</em>? If you remember watching a new episode of this show, it must have been at least <strong>1974</strong>.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/pjimage--58-.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/pjimage--58-_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/pjimage--58-_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><strong>We've moved the scariest facts to the last page, so click if you dare!</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>15. Here's a scary thought:</strong></p><p>The picture below is actor Dylan Minette, who's the star of the latest hit TV show <em>13 Reasons Why</em>. You probably don't recognize him, but he's the new big thing in Hollywood.</p><p>Now, Minette is just 20 years old, which means that he's <strong>younger</strong> than the movies <em>Forrest Gump</em>, <em>Toy Story</em> and <em>Jurassic Park</em>. </p><p>The OJ Simpson murder trial, Christopher Reeve's horse-riding accident and Tiger Woods competed in his first major golf tournament the year <strong>before</strong> he was born. Feeling out of touch with pop culture yet?</p><div><figure><a href="http://www.listchallenges.com/dylan-minnette-filmography1" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/Dylan-Minnette-height-weight.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/Dylan-Minnette-height-weight_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://www.listchallenges.com/dylan-minnette-filmography1" target="_blank">List Challenges</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>16. And here's another scary thought</strong></p><p>If the Simpsons children kept aging after the show premiered in 1989, here's what their ages would be this year.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/37.png" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/37_GH_content_550px.png 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/37_GH_content_650px.png 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/37_GH_content_750px.png 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p><strong>17. Kids born in 2001 can drive this year (Yikes!)</strong></p><div><figure><a href="http://colchesterctdeals.com/free-driver-sticker-colchester-academy/" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/student-driver-colchester-750x410.png" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/student-driver-colchester-750x410_GH_content_550px.png 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/student-driver-colchester-750x410_GH_content_650px.png 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/student-driver-colchester-750x410_GH_content_750px.png 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://colchesterctdeals.com/free-driver-sticker-colchester-academy/" target="_blank">Colchester Deals</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>18. The classic Dallas "Who shot J.R.?" episode aired 37 years ago</strong></p><p>Spoiler alert: it was Kristin Shepard. </p><div><figure><a href="http://people.com/archive/cover-story-who-shot-j-r-vol-14-no-2/" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/7_14_80_750x1000.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/7_14_80_750x1000_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/7_14_80_750x1000_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/7_14_80_750x1000_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://people.com/archive/cover-story-who-shot-j-r-vol-14-no-2/" target="_blank">People</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>19. Kids today definitely have no idea what this is</strong></p><p>Or <a href="https://www.shared.com/there-used-to-be-one-of-these-in-every-home-but-kids-today-have-no-idea-what-it-is/">this</a>, or <a href="https://www.shared.com/almost-no-one-can-figure-out-what-this-was-used-for-2233265458/">this</a>.</p><div><figure><a href="http://smallhouseplansmodern.blogspot.ca/2016/07/vintage-record-player.html" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/il_570xN-539133438_je93.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/il_570xN-539133438_je93_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://smallhouseplansmodern.blogspot.ca/2016/07/vintage-record-player.html" target="_blank">Small House Plans Modern</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p><strong>20. Remember this classic speech?</strong></p><div><div><div><amp-youtube height="9" width="16" layout="responsive" data-videoid="Ei1HnWwzmNk"></amp-youtube></div></div></div><p>President Reagan delivered it <strong>30 years ago</strong>, and the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, which means anyone under <strong>28 </strong>was born after it was destroyed (and probably doesn't remember why it was so important).</p><p></p><p><strong>21. We're closer to the year 2030 than 2000.</strong></p><p>How old will you be that year? </p><p></p><p><strong>Share this post if it made you feel old!</strong></p></div>
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