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The Greatest Generation popularized using doggie bags during WWII to prevent waste amidst food shortages caused by the war.

Did you know that the Silent Generation popularised some of the slang phrases we still use today, such as "gobsmacked?'

Despite the fall of the Aztec Empire, about 1.5 million people in Mexico still speak the Aztec language, Nahuatl.

During the baby boomer generation, roughly 76 million babies were born in the US, raising the country’s population by about 50%.

Did you know that the Stonewall Riots were so impactful that they inspired the first gay pride parade in 1970?

A one-mile (1.6 kilometers) long pride flag was entered into the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest flag ever made.

With roughly 80% creating their own wealth, Gen X has more self-made billionaires than any other generation.

The term “Millennials” was coined by Neil Howe and William Strauss. Other possibilities were “echo boomers” and “baby boomlets.”

Generation Z grew up alongside social media. The first social media site, Six Degrees, was launched in 1997, the year Gen Z began.

In 1803, Napoleon Bonaparte sold Louisiana to the United States for $15 million to fund his continued fight against the British.

Martin Luther King Jr. spent just 13 years in the public eye. He became involved in politics at age 25 and died when he was 39.

Did you know that on December 5, 2024, Bitcoin's value surpassed $100,000 for the first time?

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