Misconceptions About the '80s | Mental Floss

It's the 1980s. Everyone is rocking a mullet, drinking New Coke, and avoiding strangers due to the widespread kidnappings of children. Which of these cliches is fact, and which is fiction?

The 1980s were an iconic decade that some of us lived through, and some of us have absorbed through TV and movies. Let's see what society remembers correctly, from the death of hair metal to the use of payphones for criminal activity.

Host Justin Dodd (@juddtoday) breaks down some common myths and misconceptions about our favorite decade, the '80s.

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