Unbelievable Things That Baby Boomers Grew Up Doing

Mercurochrome

There's a reason most kids haven't heard of Mercurochrome. If a little kid ever scraped their elbow or cut a finger playing, Mercurochrome was the chemical in question to stop infection. We don't use it anymore because it was bright red which is a little too creepy looking...

The More You Know

Pizza only became popular in the United States after American troops occupying Italy during World War 2 became hooked on it and then popularized it back home.
Armadillos swallow air to become buoyant when they swim.
The "Like" button on Facebook was supposed to be the "Awesome" button.
Dogs can learn up to 165 words.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.