Wild Things That Baby Boomers Grew Up Doing

Little Ladies

These days girls could play football if they wanted to, but when boomers were little, such was not the case. Little girls weren't allowed to be messy or rough, even when they were just small children. People wanted little girls to be prim, proper, and poised!

Hideout Nook

Do you know how there are some cars with a little nook behind the back seat above the trunk of the car? Well, apparently little kid boomers used to take some naps up there. It's super risky and dangerous though, so this has definitely been something to dismiss...

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The More You Know

  • There are snakes with two heads, which compete with each other for food.
  • 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.
  • Abraham Lincoln was a wrestling champion.
  • The television was invented only two years after the invention of sliced bread.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.