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Treasures from 1975, sealed inside what the World Record Academy once called the “world’s largest time capsule,” went on display Friday, drawing hundreds from across the country to catch a glimpse of relics from the past.

Thousands of letters, pet rocks, artwork, a groovy teal suit and even a yellow Chevy Vega had been preserved inside the capsule — a portal to another era — for half a century.

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[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 38 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Incredible patience to wait until a time when many people who were adults back then are still alive today!

[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 8 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Imagine what it would have been like to be alive 50 years ago.

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 7 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

are you sure we can afford this house, it’s 75 whole dollars!

For real though, my friend lived in the two bedroom upstairs apartment of a former single family house for about $2000 CAD a month and when browsing old newspapers online, I saw that the house was selling for the modern equivalent of $250k CAD in 1980. This is a SFH in the downtown area of what is now a 1.5m metro area… the house would sell for >$1m now

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

pet rocks

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[–] Taco2112@lemmy.world 19 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

I hope they had enough food and water in there.

[–] h4x0r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 day ago

Sounds a lot like digging up a landfill.

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 day ago

another era...holy fuk

[–] SolacefromSilence@fedia.io 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)