Undeniable Facts about Baby Boomers

Home Shopping Networks

QVC and HSN are Baby Boomers' bread and butter. If they're not shopping at desolate malls, then they're perusing any and all home shopping networks. Back in the day, these networks were used as a marketing tactic for great deals on electronics, clothing, or beauty products. People could even call in to give their two cents! 

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The More You Know

  • A reservoir in space holds 140 trillion times the amount of water in Earth's oceans.
  • The television was invented only two years after the invention of sliced bread.
  • Saint Patrick's Day began as a "feast day". To honor him, Christians could put aside their Lenten restrictions on food and alcohol consumption, which is why excessive drinking has become linked to the celebration.
  • Dr. Seuss wrote "Green Eggs and Ham" on a bet.
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