Random 80s Facts That You Probably Didn’t Know

Heavy Boomboxes

The classic boombox looked pretty cool propped up on someone’s shoulder, but there was a lot more to it! Some stereos were so heavy that those who were tasked with holding it ended up getting some pretty muscular forearms and biceps!

The More You Know

One area of Canada has a weaker gravitational pull than the rest of Earth.
The longest wedding veil was longer than 63 football fields.
War pigs were used in ancient warfare to counter against war elephants, which feared the pigs (and their squeals) and would bolt. War pigs were sometimes lit on fire to enhance this effect.
Bubble wrap was originally designed to be used as wallpaper.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.