Growing up, we all accepted certain school routines as completely normal, even if they now seem a bit questionable. It is only when we look back with adult eyes that we realize how strange and often unnecessary some of these practices really were.
These old-school park features were once normal, but today they would raise a lot of red flags.
These forgotten toys had big dreams but ended up gathering dust on clearance shelves.
These theme songs had us hooked before the first scene; too bad the actual shows didn’t live up to the hype.
Many of us sang along to our favorite childhood tunes without giving much thought to the lyrics. Looking back, some of those songs contain surprising themes that flew over our young heads.
Hidden between crude doodles and random initials, these scribbles actually hit deep.