Undeniable Facts about Baby Boomers

Metal Detecting

We've all seen that Boomer on the beach with a metal detector at sunset, right? It seems that they love to find things buried in the ground. Honestly, Boomers are probably the only ones who have the patience to do something like that. Everyone else has a short attention span. 

TV Dinners

TV dinners became a thing in 1954 thanks to Swanson's frozen meals. They were a massive brand that people trusted, so of course, why not use these pre-packaged dinners? The concept has stuck around with Boomers who definitely still eat them often.

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The More You Know

  • The youngest parents in the world were aged 8 and 9.
  • Scorpions are incredibly resilient: scientists have frozen scorpions overnight, left them in the sun the following day, and when thawed, the arthropod walked away unscathed.
  • The wolf's jaw can exert 1500 pounds of pressure per square inch, twice the jaw pressure of a German Shepherd. Wolves can crush large bones in just a few bites.
  • In 1966 and 1967, soldiers testing Agent Orange in Canada were told the chemical was completely safe and sprayed it on each other to cool off.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.