They always say that time flies when you're having fun. That may be true, but the truth is that time is always whizzing past us!
In the blink of an eye, a decade can pass. All of a sudden, all of your friends have children and families, and you, too, have ended up wondering where all those wrinkles have come from.
These 10 things show just how fast time really does fly, and how far we've come in recent years. We may be getting older, but we've also become so much wiser!
What is the most shocking thing to you on this list? Can you think of other surprising things that start to show our age, or how quickly the years slip past? Sometimes it's really interesting to put things into perspective like this.
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1. 1970 Was Nearly Half A Century Ago
It seems like just yesterday, but in just a few short years, 1970 will have been 50 years ago. Now that's hard to believe!
2. Kids Don't Know What iPods Are
The first version of the iPod was released in 2001, which doesn't seem that long ago. However, 16-year olds were born in that year, so by the time they started listening to music, the iPod would have already disappeared!
3. Maggie Simpson Would Be 28 Years Old
Maggie Simpson, the baby of the yellow cartoon family, would be 28 years old this year if the characters aged.
4. Kids Graduating High School This Year Were Born In Y2K
18-year olds who are graduating from high school at the end of the school year were born in the year that everyone stocked up on gallons of water and batteries in anticipation of the Y2K apocalypse.
5. Beverly Hillbillies First Aired 55 Years Ago
The original TV series aired from 1962, which was 55 years ago. Its last episode aired in 1971, 46 years ago.
6. "Born To Run" Is 42 Years Old
Bruce Springsteen's mega hit, "Born to Run" was released on August 25, 1975. That's 42 years ago. Do you remember where you were when this song came out?
7. 2040 Is Just As Far Away As 1994
If it seems like just yesterday that you were listening to your walkman in 1994, 2040 will be here in the blink of an eye. They're the same distance in years from 2017. Scary!
8. It's Been 20 Years Since Princess Diana's Death
It seems like just yesterday we were all shocked by the news of Diana's death. But it's been a full two decades since the accident, and her kids are all grown up with their own families now.
9. Kids These Days Don't Know What These Are
These were revolutionary back in the day, but now kids think they're just weirdly-shaped bricks!
10. Beanie Babies Were Launched 24 Years Ago
Whether you participated in the craze, or it was your kids who went bonkers over these things, we all remember beanie babies. A lot of us probably still have them displayed in our homes! The first beanie baby was introduced to the world in 1993, 24 years ago.
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