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Turns Out Your Kids Really Did Love That Music You Played

Mom loved him. You love him. Prince performing in 1985. Ron Wolfson/Landov hide caption

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Turns Out Your Kids Really Did Love That Music You Played

Music evokes strong memories. That's true not just for the music of your generation, but what your parents listened to, too, a study says. Researchers found a strong "reminiscence bump" for music of the early 1980s in people in their early 20s.

Top hits 1980-1984 from the study: can you name them?

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40 Years Of Disco Duds Prove A Teacher Can Be Awesome, Too

Dale Irby in 1973 (left) when his streak began, and in 2012, when the last of his 40 wonderful school photos was taken. Courtesy of Dale Irby and The Dallas Morning News hide caption

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Courtesy of Dale Irby and The Dallas Morning News

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40 Years Of Disco Duds Prove A Teacher Can Be Awesome, Too

In every school photo for the past 40 years, Texas gym teacher Dale Irby wore the same '70s-era sweater vest and wide-collared shirt. It began as a dare and become something much better. We knew our parents were awesome. He proves our teachers were too.

Teens Who Text And Drive Often Take Other Risks

Dylan Young, then 18, posed for a photo as a vehicle cruised by North Arlington, N.J., in June 2012. Young was in a fender-bender accident caused by being distracted while texting and driving. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption

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Teens Who Text And Drive Often Take Other Risks

Four in 10 teenagers admit that they text while driving. Not only is that behavior dangerous, but those same teens are more likely to skip the seat belt and drive while drinking, too.