Unbelievable Things That Baby Boomers Grew Up Doing

Watergate Hearings

Every scandal these days is named after the big one...Watergate. The kids in this generation grew up hearing about this trial firsthand. Some people thought this would be the end of democracy in America. They watched Nixon leave the White House in a helicopter!

Star Wars

If you think Star Wars is big now, just imagine how exciting it was when the movie first debuted. These kids got to see Luke Skywalker without knowing anything else about the series. Today, kids are so inundated with content that they know all about the big spoiler!

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The More You Know

  • If you sneeze while driving at 60 mph, your eyes are closed for around 50 feet.
  • It costs the U.S. Mint almost twice as much to mint each penny and nickel as the coins are actually worth. Taxpayers lost over $100 million in 2013 just through the coins being made.
  • The first breakfast cereal had to be soaked overnight before it could be eaten.
  • The odds of getting a royal flush are exactly 1 in 649,740.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.