Wild Things That Baby Boomers Grew Up Doing

Nun Punishment

Catholic schools are stricter than most others due to the religious rules, but nuns and other teachers of this kind of educational institution used to be able to take harsh punishments. They could spank, hit, humiliate, and more. Nuns these days try to abide by nicer standards... 

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!

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.