Unbelievable Things That Baby Boomers Grew Up Doing

Creepy Crawler Toy

Certain toys were not meant to stand the test of time. The Creepy Crawler creator was one of them. It literally asked kids to melt plastic and metal and not burn their fingertips off. You can't sell this thing at Toys R' Us...

Gas Station Panic

When America had some serious crises with oil, the solution was long lines when there was available gasoline. Gas stations had to use signs to let people know that there was no more gas in their facility. It was a scary time for many families...

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The More You Know

  • Scorpions are incredibly resilient: scientists have frozen scorpions overnight, left them in the sun the following day, and when thawed, the arthropod walked away unscathed.
  • Sixty percent of the World’s lakes (three million total) are located in Canada.
  • The first time Reddit was mentioned in the New York Times, it was described as "foolish collectivism" that "grinds away the Web's edges and saps it of its humanity".
  • 27,000 tress are cut down every day to become toilet paper.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.