Wild Things That Baby Boomers Grew Up Doing

Blood Pact

These days, the way to assure one's friendship status is to add them on Snapchat or Facebook. In the years of the boomer, this same oath of friendship was done using a blood pact. Kids would cut their hands and then "shake on it," proving that their friendship is bound by their blood...

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The More You Know

  • The 442nd Infantry Regiment, a largely Japanese American unit that served during WWII, did so while their families were held in internment camps. Their motto was "Go for Broke" and they were the most decorated unit in U.S. military history.
  • The smallest bone in your body is in your ear.
  • There are around 2,000 thunderstorms happening on Earth at all times.
  • Bill Gates plans to donate 95% of his $81.1 billion dollar wealth to charity. That's about $77 billion dollars!
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