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Most people who grew up in the 80s and 90s remember the peculiar angular pastel interior of a fast food place, the lawlessness of a McDonald's play place, the absolute need to get a specific happy meal toy, and the peculiar flavor of Hi-C orange drink. What a weird time. If this gets your nostalgia motot running, here's some 90s nostalgia from simpler times.

McDonald's has certainly gone through change over the decades. Kids these days will never know what it's like to play in McDonald's playgrounds, to receive a Ronald McDonald's hand puppet, or enjoy one of those old school breakfast trays. Times may have changed but that doesn't mean we can't take a trip down memory lane and look back at the good old days of McDonald's with fondness. Enjoy this selection of pictures that will induce some hardcore nostalgia.

Most places we go are steeped in history, very often having a dark past. Very often we are oblivious to all the events that have taken place in the decades leading up to the moment we are standing in a place, especially the ones which saw lives lost. These photos have been cleverly photoshopped to show the dark and sad past that specific places have, to remind us that the past should never be forgotten. 

School should be a safe place, where students go to study during the day in peace. But between the fighting teenagers, kids daring each other to do stupid stuff, and the general way that school kids fool around thinking they're invincible, accidents are bound to happen. An AskReddit thread asked people to share the disturbing things they witnessed at school and some of them are pretty bad! 

Each week we bring you a talented female artist who creates incredible quality content and this week, we've picked Becca Saladin, the graphic designer behind Instagram account @royalty_now_. Becca's combined passion for making history come alive and photoshop means that she is able to "Photomanipulate how historical figures would look if they were alive today", according to her Facebook page. Check out how Becca's interpretation of what royalty from the past would look like today comes to life in her pictures below. Once you've enjoyed her brilliant creations, check out last week's female artist of the week in case you missed it. 

Here's a smattering of historically themed memes, wtf facts and fun moments. Here are some more history memes to get your past on, or this hilarious and intriguing Tumblr thread that actually makes history fun. For a real intriguing one, here's a tumblr thread that stresses how important mundane people are to understanding history.

There's something special about seeing a product or thing that you haven't thought about once in 20 years. There's something satisfying about those little "a-ha" moments you get from remembering a toy you used to have, a commercial you saw over and over again or seeing a twitter thread that takes a voyage through being in school in the 90s.

Since music is a primarily auditory experience, many artists don't seem to be too skilled when it comes to developing their image. Low budgets, awkward photoshoots and the swift and crushing passage of time have left many artists of the past in a whirling eddy of unrelatable creepiness that in retrospect, is fun to gawk at. In a similar vein of weird stuff people made, here are strange how-to books.

These life hacks will probably never have to be used again in all of human history, but the nostalgia is fun. If these had you pining for a simpler time of dial-up internet and bigger pants, then check these nostalgic images out.

If you experienced childhood somewhere around the turn of the century, then quite a few of of these pictures might hit you right in the memory nads. Remember back when you had to drive to a store to rent videos? Wild. If you want more '90s nostalgia, then check these out.

People live some dramatic lives. Secret girlfriends, criminal syndicate pasts, and  absolutely intolerable relatives are just a few of the topics of these stories. Also, some dads are just really petty and don't like cottage cheese.

The world is changing quickly. While some of those changes are terrifying, some are pretty cool. Here are 24 things people are pretty sure won't be around in 10 years.

The 20th century has brought few major inventions that turned our lives: the television, the computer and the air plane. Nevertheless, there were some insane inventions among them that were creative yet unpractical. Via: Kenga Rex

Things change fast in the modern world. Some older folks reflect on the things that are gone that used to be a part of every day life.

A series of popular inventions ("Can it be done"?) by the Scoops magazine UK (1934/1935). They all have seemed imaginary at those days but became a reality today.