Unbelievable Things That Baby Boomers Grew Up Doing

Blood Pact

These days, the way to assure one's friendship status is to add them on Snapchat or Facebook. In the years of the boomer, this same oath of friendship was done using a blood pact. Kids would cut their hands and then "shake on it," proving that their friendship is bound by their blood...

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.