These Weird Historical Trends Probably Wouldn't Catch On Today

Sea Monkeys

For kids in the late sixties and early seventies, the promise of sea monkeys was enough to make every Christmas list. Thousands of suburban suckers handed over their allowance money for the chance to raise a monkey from the sea. The big scam was that those sea monkeys were actually just brine shrimp and not magical ocean primates.

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The More You Know

  • Fleas can jump up to 100 times their body length.
  • Beavers have transparent eyelids so they can see underwater.
  • Great white sharks are so scared of killer whales that they'll avoid an area for up to a year after spotting one.
  • Alexander the Great encouraged his men to shave so enemies couldn't grab their beards during battles.
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