Unbelievable Things That Baby Boomers Grew Up Doing

Waiting By The Telephone

These days people are trying to get away from their phones, but if you were waiting on a cutie to give you a call, waiting by the phone was the only way to ensure you'd be there! Not only that, but you better hope no one else in your household needs to use the landline, or you could miss it. 

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The More You Know

  • The toilet is statistically the cleanest place in your home. Your desk, kitchen sink, and cellphone all have more bacteria.
  • For 67 consecutive years, Mary was America's most popular female baby name. Linda broke the streak in 1947.
  • Fear of the number 13 is called triskaidekaphobia.
  • "E" is the most common letter and appears in 11 percent of all english words.
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