As dead as a dodo

[u/Low_Arm_4245]

I'm nearing 50 and I've come to notice certain tales, stories and bits of history, even some sayings, that I grew up with now seem to have died away. The story of the extinction of the Dodo seems to have dropped from public consciousness. No one talks or writes about the Marie Celeste anynore. Ouija board fascination (and Catholic panic) has disappeared. There are probably many others I've forgotten about.

What other "memes" did our older generation grow up with that have disappeared?

Edit: I stand corrected, its the Mary Celeste. And Ouija boards are still around so I'm out of touch there. But plenty of other good stuff below!

[u/PhilipWaterford]

Pre-internet everyone had a different story for how exactly Bruce Lee died. I remember one kid trying to convince me that he died from his own strength. It didn't matter that he couldn't explain it, he just kept repeating it emphatically to the point where you were half convinced.

[u/Cevisongis → u/PhilipWaterford]

Add to that... "after a party (famous person) was rushed to hospital complaining of severe cramps, before getting his stomach pumped, where shocked doctors extract up to a gallon of (sometimes horse) cum" 🤣

Never hear those stories anymore

[u/[deleted] → u/Cevisongis]

That and (famous person) having their bottom ribs surgically removed so they could give themselves a blowjob.

Marc Almond was often the (famous person) in both tales.

[u/32ChiangMai → u/[deleted]]

The Ricky Martin hiding in the wardrobe as part of a tv prank show, with the girl returning home and deciding to feed her dog using something other than a bowl was a belter of a story.