Unbelievable Things That Baby Boomers Grew Up Doing

Chasing Cars

Poisonous pesticides were not a big issue back in the day, or so people thought. The neighborhood kids would chase after pesticide trucks like a game of tag. These very trucks, against their better knowledge, were really spraying poisons to kill pests and mosquitos, and could harm them!

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The More You Know

  • A chameleon's tongue is twice as long as its body.
  • About 700 grapes go into one bottle of wine.
  • In 1567, the man said to have the longest beard in the world died after he tripped over his beard running away from a fire.
  • Pizza only became popular in the United States after American troops occupying Italy during World War 2 became hooked on it and then popularized it back home.
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