Unbelievable Things That Baby Boomers Grew Up Doing

Little Ladies

These days girls could play football if they wanted to, but when boomers were little, such was not the case. Little girls weren't allowed to be messy or rough, even when they were just small children. People wanted little girls to be prim, proper, and poised!

The More You Know

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A Boeing 747 airliner is made of over 6,000,000 separate parts.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.