Wild Things That Baby Boomers Grew Up Doing

Walking To School

These days, letting your kids walk alone to school is unheard of, and for good reason! The world is a scary and unforgiving place for children. When boomers were little though, they were pushed out of the door and onto the road as soon as they were enrolled in school. You know what they say, "Uphill both ways!"

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The More You Know

  • Grasshopper Mice have evolved to turn scorpion venom into a pain-killer. They now prey on scorpions.
  • The average person will spend six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green.
  • Commercial flights were allowed to fly any course to their destination and would often detour over points of interest. This ended in 1956 when two planes crashed mid-flight over the Grand Canyon.
  • The first pair of Nike running shoes was made in a waffle iron.
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