Unbelievable Things That Baby Boomers Grew Up Doing

Car Combustion

Car making might be essential, but it hasn't always been easy. Cars well into the 70s had a high rate of just exploding out of nowhere. The Ford Pinto was a prime example of one of these vehicles. It would just burst into flames at a moment's notice. Definitely glad they fixed that!

Lifeguard Babysitters

Much like every other aspect of boomer childhood, going to the beach meant that the kids were not being looked after. Instead, lifeguards often acted as makeshift babysitters when parents were relaxing. Going to the shore meant going out on your own as a young kid!

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The More You Know

  • A U.S. park ranger named Roy C. Sullivan held the record for being struck by lightning the most times, having been struck — and surviving — seven times between 1942 and 1977.
  • Portland was named by a coin flip. Had the coin landed the other way, the city would be known as Boston, Oregon.
  • Tic Tacs got their name from the sound they make.
  • There are around 60,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body. If you took them all out and laid them end to end, they’d stretch around the world more than twice.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.