Wild Things That Baby Boomers Grew Up Doing

Chasing Cars

Poisonous pesticides were not a big issue back in the day, or so people thought. The neighborhood kids would chase after pesticide trucks like a game of tag. These very trucks, against their better knowledge, were really spraying poisons to kill pests and mosquitos, and could harm them!

The More You Know

You make approximately a teaspoon of tears per hour.
Saturn is the only planet in our solar system that could float in water.
Nutella was invented during WWII, when an Italian pastry maker mixed hazelnuts into chocolate to extend his chocolate ration.
The designer of the current United States flag was 17 at the time, and created it for a high school project. He received a B-.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.