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Wish you could go back in time? WRAL rewinds the tapes to show you old hair styles, lower gas prices, big cell phones and everything great about the good old days. Streater Kelley digs through the dusty basement archives to find the best stories from the past! Check out the latest videos on WRAL’s Facebook page every day, and follow updates with Streater on Twitter with @streater3000.
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