Wild 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

  • The Eiffel Tower was inaugurated the same year Nintendo was founded.
  • The average person living in Sweden eats about 22 pounds of chocolate a year.
  • Glaciers and ice sheets hold about 69 percent of the world's freshwater.
  • The first American woman to go to medical school was admitted as a joke. Geneva Medical School thought it was joke when Elizabeth Blackwell applied to attend 1847. She graduated in 1849, started her own practice, and opened an infirmary for the poor.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.