Unbelievable Things That Baby Boomers Grew Up Doing

No Daughter's Dating

Dating culture has been changing rapidly over the years. With dating apps becoming all the rage, it makes sense that girls and guys alike are dating a lot. However, boomers used to have some pretty strict rules. No dating until a certain age was commonplace, especially for the daughters...

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The More You Know

  • There's a Russian village where every resident is a tightrope walker.
  • 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.
  • Your brain is sometimes more active when you're asleep than when you're awake.
  • In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
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