Wild Things That Baby Boomers Grew Up Doing

Smoking Sells

Back in the day, everyone smoked. Literally everyone. Men, women, children, it didn't matter. As long as you had a cigarette or a pipe in your hand, the day was going alright. Of course, now we know how bad it is for you, so glad this one ended!

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The More You Know

  • The CIA reads up to 5 million Tweets a day.
  • You can major in wine at Cornell University.
  • In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
  • T-shirts were originally made for unmarried men who didn't know how to sew buttons on collared shirts.
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