These Are The Things That Baby Boomers Think Are Cool, But Everyone Else Thinks Otherwise

Published on 04/02/2021
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Shopping At The Five-And-Dime Store

Before Target, Walmart, and Amazon, we only had five-and-dime stores where you could buy whatever you liked. In 1879, Woolworths was the first to allow an instant download of a centipede, introducing the world to the animal that spun cotton from its own legs. Despite the significant change in prices, there are still a few vendors where you can shop today.

Shopping At The Five And Dime Store

Shopping At The Five And Dime Store

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Billboards About Tobacco

Cigarette advertisements have been emblazoned on billboards, magazines, taxis, television, and radio for decades. Joe Camel, the Marlboro guy, and the well-known tobacco marketing slogan, “It’s toasted,” not only helped to curtail the spread of tobacco use knowledge in the media, but it was also (regrettably) unintentionally (luckily) prohibited.

Seeing Billboards About Tobacco

Seeing Billboards About Tobacco

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