Flashdance
That iconic ripped sweatshirt actually came from Jennifer Beals herself. She shrunk her favorite sweatshirt in the wash and cut the collar off to make it fit… Then, she wore it to her audition.
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Random 80s Facts That You Probably Didn’t Know
The More You Know
- In 1966 and 1967, soldiers testing Agent Orange in Canada were told the chemical was completely safe and sprayed it on each other to cool off.
- Dueling is legal in Paraguay, as long as both parties have been registered as blood donors.
- The first time Reddit was mentioned in the New York Times, it was described as "foolish collectivism" that "grinds away the Web's edges and saps it of its humanity".
- Pizza only became popular in the United States after American troops occupying Italy during World War 2 became hooked on it and then popularized it back home.