Unbelievable Things That Baby Boomers Grew Up Doing

Candy Store Kids

Today, we get our candies from the gas station or a 7/11, but that wasn't always the setup. Kids used to hang out at candy stores where every kind of sweet you could imagine existed. Stuffed in a brown bag would be candy canes, gummy bears, and bubblegum of every flavor!

The More You Know

The Guinness brewery supported all of it's employees who chose to fight in WW1. They were paid half of their wages while away, and their jobs were guaranteed upon their return. The brewery also sent them care packages containing chocolate and condensed milk.
Fear of the number 13 is called triskaidekaphobia.
Bubble wrap was originally intended to be used as 3D wallpaper.
Tennis was originally played with bare hands.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.