Unbelievable Things That Baby Boomers Grew Up Doing

Fire Hydrant Fun

Today, you can buy a funky sprinkler for playing online. Back then though, you would have the choice of a hose or an exposed fire hydrant for fun in the water. Sweaty kids in the streets would pray for a hot day and some free city water to splash around in. Look how happy these two kiddos were!

The More You Know

Some cats are allergic to people.
In 1945, Dwight D. Eisenhower predicted that people would try to dispel the holocaust as a falsehood, and ordered all possible photographs taken of the Nazi crimes to hinder any such attempts.
People don’t sneeze in their sleep due to their brain shutting down the reflex.
When a piece of bread is toasted, it's called the "Maillard reaction."

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.