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- 2. Child safety was not as refined as it is today.
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- 3. Tang was the flavour of the century!
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- 4. Smoking was acceptable on planes.
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- 5. Ice-cream was considered a breakfast option.
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- 6. This seemed like a reasonable thing to touch your face with. (Thank goodness for Bic)
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- 7. Jell-o salad became a food "trend".
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- 8. Gunpowder toys were fun for the whole family!
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- 9. But not quite as much fun as playing with hot metal and molten plastic.
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- 10. This hair trend took a lot of effort, but paid off with cool ringlets.
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- 11. Asbestos was believed to be a good idea.
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- 12. Drinking and driving was acceptable (luckily this didn't take long to change)
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- 13. Crisps came in a tin.
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- 14. Milk magically appeared on your doorstep.
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- 15. Sea-monkeys were all the rage (we still don't know how they appear out of a packet)
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- 16. Drinking water out of the hose was the thing to do.
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- 17. Every parent received a lovely little macrame creation from their child.
From lovely little macrame wall hangings to the days of ironing our hair before a disco - there were definitely some odd things about growing up through the 60s, but they were also quite wonderful.
Except for Tang, that probably didn't do our health any favours!
Take a look at the gallery and see how many you can remember from your childhood!