Wild Things That Baby Boomers Grew Up Doing

Lifeguard Babysitters

Much like every other aspect of boomer childhood, going to the beach meant that the kids were not being looked after. Instead, lifeguards often acted as makeshift babysitters when parents were relaxing. Going to the shore meant going out on your own as a young kid!

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The More You Know

  • Dentistry is the oldest profession in the world.
  • Four times more people speak English as a second language than as a native one.
  • The designer of the current United States flag was 17 at the time, and created it for a high school project. He received a B-.
  • A Nepalese doctor has restored the sight of over 100,000 often poverty-stricken people in the last thirty years across Asia and Africa using a 5 minute procedure and an inexpensive artificial lens.
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