15+ Photos That Show How Our Daily Habits Have Changed in Recent Decades
Progress doesn’t stand still. It’s part of our human nature to strive for innovations that increase comfort and improve quality of life. Every day, new technology bursts into our lives, and familiar things gain new features and unexpected additions. But this hasn’t always been the case. It has taken scientists and engineers decades to perfect some of the inventions no one would think twice about today.
Here at CHEERY, we invite you to take a step back in time and see what daily life would have looked like all those years ago.
1. Rollerblading
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East News, AA / ABACA / Abaca / East News
2. Going to the beach
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akg-images / East News, White Label / East News
3. X-rays
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East News, © Depositphotos.com
4. Vacuuming
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5. Traveling by plane
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Jacques Rouchon / akg-images / East News, © Depositphotos.com
6. Taking a phone call
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS / Science Photo Library / East News, © Depositphotos.com
7. Getting a tattoo
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akg-images / Paul Almasy / East News, Favorite / easyfotostock / East News
8. Blow-drying your hair
9. Deodorants
10. Sanitary pads
11. Manicures
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East News, © Depositphotos.com
12. Toothbrushes
13. Trains
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© Scan from Howden, J.R. (1907) The Boys' Book of Locomotives / Andy Dingley / Wikimedia Commons, KYDPL KYODO / Associated Press / East News
14. Automobiles
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© Unknown author / Wikimedia Commons, Bugatti via The Grosby Group / Grosby Group / East News
15. Irons
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Wojtek Laski / East News, © stevepb / Pixabay
16. Razors
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Heritage Art / Image State / East News, © Depositphotos.com
17. Strollers
18. Toilets
19. Air conditioning
Which items from the past did you find the most interesting?
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