Strange Things Our Parents’ Generation Used to Think Were Normal

The Yellow Pages

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Want to check the showtimes for the local movie theater? Or find out if a store has something in stock? You can’t Google it, because it’s 1972 – instead, you pull out the Yellow Pages, a giant book with all the local business phone numbers inside. It also makes an excellent step if you need to reach the top shelves in the kitchen.

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