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20 Bizarre Beliefs People Accepted As Normal In The 1960s

Sixty years ago in the mid-1960s, mainstream medicine, consumer advertising, and daily household life operated under assumptions that seem unbelievable today. Here are twenty things ordinary families

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Sixty years ago in the mid-1960s, mainstream science, popular medicine, and daily household life operated under assumptions that seem unbelievable today. Here are twenty things ordinary families believed to be proven facts. Disclaimer: All images in this slideshow are AI-generated for illustrative purposes.

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