Wild Things That Baby Boomers Grew Up Doing

Merry Go Rounds

You won't find too many of these on the playground these days. Folks used to put their kids on these merry-go-rounds, and then promptly whip the kid across the yard by spinning it so fast. While it might have been fun, it was also too dangerous to survive the test of time. 

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