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It’s easy to assume that you understand the passing of time perfectly, until you realize that babies born in 2007 can now vote, buy cigarettes and enlist in the army. Oh yeah, and those 18-year-olds are the same age as the iPhone. Meanwhile, the film Titanic came out 28 years ago, and President Donald Trump’s first term began over 8 years ago.

You might begin to feel extremely old when you stop and get a different perspective on just how quickly time is passing. And if you’re interested in hearing a bunch of facts that will severely warp your perception of time, you’re in for a treat, pandas. We took a trip to the Barbara Walters 4 Scale subreddit, which features creative yet factual timeline comparisons, and gathered some of their trippiest posts below. From information that will blow your mind to facts that will make you want to slow down time, we hope you enjoy reading through this list. And be sure to upvote the info that you’ll definitely be sharing with your friends!

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#1 Chubby Checker, Whose First Concert Was Held In The 1950’s, Is Still Touring In 2025

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#2 Obama Is The Only Us President To Serve Under The Same Version Of The Flag He Was Born Under

The current 50-star US flag was adopted on July 4th, 1960 to commemorate the admission of Hawaii to the Union. Barack Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4th, 1961 and served as President from 2009 to 2017 under the same 50-star flag.

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#3 Obama Is The Only Living Us President Under 78 Years Old (He’s 63)

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#4 The First Black Women To Study In An All White School Is Still Alive And Has An Insta Account

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#5 Jimmy Carter Voted For Both Harry Truman And Kamala Harris

And probably voted for Roosevelt in 1944, but there’s no source on that.

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#6 5/6 Of The Simpsons Main Cast Members Have Been Doing Their Simpsons Voices For Over Half Of Their Lives

Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, and Yeardley Smith have been doing their Simpsons voices since 1987 on The Tracey Ullman Show (38 years). This is more than half of each of their current ages (67, 74, 67, and 61, respectively). Hank Azaria has been doing his voices since the show’s premiere in 1989 (36 years). This is more than half of his current age (61). The only exception is Harry Shearer, who has been doing his voices for 36 years and is currently 81.

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#7 Motörhead In Front Of The Twin Towers (1981). Nothing In This Photo Exists Anymore

Eddie Clark (left) died on Jan 10, 2018. Lemmy (middle) died on Dec 28, 2015. Phil Taylor (right) died on Nov 12, 2015. And of course, the Twin Towers were destroyed on Sep 11, 2001. Over the course of a little over 16 years, everything in this photo ceased to exist.

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#8 The Oldest American Woman (And Oldest American Overall) Wasn’t Able To Vote Until She Was 40

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#9 In 2018, At Age 93, Jimmy Carter Appeared On The Late Show On Cbs. This Is Despite Him Being Older Than Cbs Itself

CBS as an organisation was founded in September 1927. Jimmy Carter was born in October 1924.

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#10 Mary Poppins Came Out Over 60 Years Ago, And 3/4 Actors In This Photo Are Still Alive

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#11 Liz Truss Was Prime Minister Of The UK For 49 Days But Had More Monarchs Than The 14 Previous Pms

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#12 Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Was Born 11 Days After South Park First Aired

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#13 Tupac’s Entire Life Took Place Within The Life Of Creme Puff, The Oldest Cat Ever

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#14 The Dallas Cowboys Have Not Defeated The Denver Broncos Since Homer Simpson Fictitiously Became Their Owner On November 3, 1996

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#15 When This Color Photo Was Taken In 1912, The World Population Was Around 1.87 Billion People, As Of Today, 43 Of Those People Are Still Alive

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#16 The Last Person From The 1800s Died Less Than A Decade Ago

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#17 In Just 4 Years, The Original World Trade Center Will Have Been Gone For Longer Than It Existed (1973-2001)

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#18 Lincoln And Kennedy Were Assassinated 98 Years Apart, Meaning That There Were People That Lived Through All Four Presidential Assassinations

The Best Example I Could Find Is Mary Kelly (1851-1964) Who Was 13 For Lincoln’s, 30 For Garfield’s, 50 For Mckinley’s And 112 For Kennedy’s

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#19 If Mlk Had The Same Lifespan As His Sister He Would Die This Week On Thursday May 29, 2025

Martin Luther King was only 39 when he passed away, his elder sister, Christine King, lived to be 95 and passed in 2023. If Martin Luther King Jr had the same lifespan as his sister he would still be alive, and would pass away later this week.

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#20 Last Confederate Widow Lived Long Enough To See The First Black Major Party Presidential Nominee (Obama)

Maudie Hopkins (1914-2008) was the last living widow of a confederate American civil war soldier. She died August 17, 2008 in her home state of Arkansas, being able to witness now-President Obama’s rise to the top of the Democratic ticket, and his likely ascension to the White House, but dying just before his election as the first black president.

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#21 The Age Gap Between Al Pacino And His Youngest Son Is Older Than Joe Biden

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#22 Grandson Of John Tyler (President In 1841) Dies In 2025

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#23 Dan Quayle Was Elected Vice President Of The United States In 1988. 46 Years Later, He Is Still Younger Than Both The Outgoing And Incoming President

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#24 Joe Biden Was Born Closer To Lincoln’s Presidency Than To His Own

I mentioned this in a comment but thought it deserved its own post. I discovered this from a TikTok video a while back, but Lincoln’s presidency ended with his death from assassination on April 15, 1865. Biden was born on November 20, 1942, and inaugurated on January 20, 2021. The gap between Lincoln’s death and Biden’s birth is roughly 77.6 years. The time between Biden’s birth and being sworn in as president is 78.2 years.

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#25 The Queen’s First Prime Minister Was Winston Churchill, Born In 1874. And Her Last Prime Minister Was Liz Truss, Born In 1975

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#26 North West And Prince George Are The Same Age (12)

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#27 William Howard Taft Was The Oldest Living U.S. President When Jimmy Carter Was Born. He Was 67

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#28 Maxwell Frost Is Currently The Youngest Us Representative At 28 Years Old

He’s younger than Zendaya, Hailey Bieber, David Dobrik and Lana Rhodes. And was born in the same year as Kylie Jenner, Bella Poarch, and the same day as Jake Paul.

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#29 Hugh Mungo Grant Is Older Than The Word “Humongous”

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#30 Jimmy Carter Has Lived Through 41% Of The Entire Independent History Of The United States

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#31 If Aoc Is Elected President In 2028, She Will Be The 2nd Person To Ascend Directly From The House Of Representatives To The Presidency. The 1st Is James Garfield, Elected In 1880

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#32 Joe Biden Is The Only President In American History From The Silent Generation

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#33 Jimmy Carter Is The First President In American History To Live To See Someone Who Was Born After Their Presidency Become (Vice) President-Elect

This would be like if Dwight Eisenhower lived to see Barack Obama get elected

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#34 John Mccain’s Mom Outlived Him By 2 Years

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#35 Two Game Of Thrones Actors Had Fathers Born In The 1870s

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#36 In “Without Me” Eminem Made Fun Of Moby For Being Old. Eminem Is Now 16 Years Older Than Moby Was Then

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#37 There Are Adults Who Were Born After The Release Of Youtube’s First Video

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#38 The Son Of Sam Has Been In Jail Since 1978. This Is Like Someone Being In Jail From 2025-2072 Today