Ditto Machines
Ditto Machines, also called mimeographs, were duplicating printing devices used for kids' classrooms. They left ink all over your hands and smelled terrible, but it made homework easier to distribute for teachers!
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Wild Things That Baby Boomers Grew Up Doing
The More You Know
- Only ¼ of the Sahara Desert is sandy.
- Beavers have transparent eyelids so they can see underwater.
- A U.S. park ranger named Roy C. Sullivan held the record for being struck by lightning the most times, having been struck — and surviving — seven times between 1942 and 1977.
- During World War 2, a bear named Wotjek joined the Polish army. He carried ammunition and occasionally drank beer.