Wild Things That Baby Boomers Grew Up Doing

Nun Punishment

Catholic schools are stricter than most others due to the religious rules, but nuns and other teachers of this kind of educational institution used to be able to take harsh punishments. They could spank, hit, humiliate, and more. Nuns these days try to abide by nicer standards... 

Candy Store Kids

Today, we get our candies from the gas station or a 7/11, but that wasn't always the setup. Kids used to hang out at candy stores where every kind of sweet you could imagine existed. Stuffed in a brown bag would be candy canes, gummy bears, and bubblegum of every flavor!

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The More You Know

  • Fear of the number 13 is called triskaidekaphobia.
  • There's a "floating rainforest" in the sea.
  • The Catholic Church considers the Theory of Evolution to be "virtually certain", and believes that intelligent design "isn't science even though it pretends to be."
  • The first pair of Nike running shoes was made in a waffle iron.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.