Unbelievable Things That Baby Boomers Grew Up Doing

Rusty Playgrounds

Playgrounds used to be a great way to spend a day at the park...unless they were metal. Rust covered a lot of these local playgrounds until it was no longer usable or safe. Pretty disappointing for neighborhood kids to discover that...

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The More You Know

  • Peanuts can be used to make dynamite.
  • Bubble wrap was originally intended to be used as 3D wallpaper.
  • Pittsburgh is the only city where all three major sports teams share the same colors.
  • Commercial flights were allowed to fly any course to their destination and would often detour over points of interest. This ended in 1956 when two planes crashed mid-flight over the Grand Canyon.
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