Unbelievable Things That Baby Boomers Grew Up Doing

Cooking Kiddos

Kids today can barely use the toaster, much less the oven and stove! Back in the day, kids were expected to cook for themselves and their families every now and then. Obviously not toddlers, but young teens and tweens were all in the kitchen every once in a while.

Street Playing

No matter if you were a kid in a big city or a small suburb, everyone knew the best place for playing was right in the middle of the road. If a car comes by, you better hope you can run away fast enough. This practice was a little too dangerous to keep up these days...

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The More You Know

  • The sun and moon appear to be the same size in the sky because of an astonishing coincidence: the moon is 400 times smaller but 400 times closer.
  • A chameleon's tongue is twice as long as its body.
  • The population of the United States increases by one person every 12 seconds.
  • When two white-faced capuchin monkeys meet, they say hello by sticking their fingers into each other's noses.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.