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What We Used To Do

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used to pay a lot for books used to be better at mental arithmetic
used to walk more used to use candles or burning torches
used to have untidy hair used to exchange goods
used to fight battles face to face used to talk together as a family
used to use a computer keyboard more used to read more encyclopaedias

  1. People before the car was invented.
  2. People before the electric light was invented.
  3. People before the television was invented.
  4. People before the calculator was invented.
  5. People before money was invented.
  6. People before the printing press was invented.
  7. People before the gun was invented.
  8. People before the mouse was invented.
  9. People before the mirror was invented.
  10. People before the internet was invented.