Wild Things That Baby Boomers Grew Up Doing

Free Trampolines

Trampolines these days are still pretty unsafe, but they're usually at least concealed by a net so a kid won't go bouncing off the side of it. When boomers were little, trampolines did not come with a net. You had to just jump in the center and hope for the best!

Random Friends

It's pretty common for friends to meet through school or around the block, but in these cases, the parents already know each other. Back in the day, if you met a kid your parents didn't know...that was fine and normal! No need to meet the parents, surely they're probably okay...

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The More You Know

  • In 1945, Dwight D. Eisenhower predicted that people would try to dispel the holocaust as a falsehood, and ordered all possible photographs taken of the Nazi crimes to hinder any such attempts.
  • The loudest animal on earth is the sperm whale.
  • The first roller coaster was invented to stop sinful behavior.
  • Hippos produce their own sunblock.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.