#Prank

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Close-up of a landline telephone number keypad showing the 1-9, 0, star and pound keys with letter groupings
Trends 1990s

Star Codes (*67 & *69)

Dial *67 before someone's number to block your caller ID and appear as 'Private' — the anonymous call superpower every 90s kid knew. Dial *69 to find out who just called you and call them back. Two simple codes that transformed what you could do from a landline.

A hand offers a novelty shock chewing gum pack with one silver stick extended — pull the stick and it zaps you
Toys 1920s–present

Snapping & Shock Gum

You offer a friend a stick of gum; they pull it, and a spring-loaded bar snaps down on their finger like a tiny mousetrap. The joke-shop classic came in two flavors of betrayal — the snap, and the battery-powered shock version that delivered a genuine little zap.