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Title: The Bad Old Days - Trivia, Quizzes, and Brain Teasers | Mental Floss

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Description: What good old days? In his Mental Floss column, New York Times bestselling author A.J. Jacobs (The Year of Living Biblically) discusses how the past stank.

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6 Ways Christmases Past Used to be TerribleIt wasn’t always the most wonderful time of the year. In centuries past, Christmas was often violent, scary, and disgusting. So for all those Grinches who are skeptical of today’s Yuletide customs, be thankful you weren’t alive centuries ago.A.J. Jacobshttps://www.mentalfloss.com/columns/bad-old-days/terrible-history-christmas
6 Ways Christmases Past Used to be Terriblehttps://www.mentalfloss.com/columns/bad-old-days/terrible-history-christmas
5 Ways Halloween Used to be TerribleAuthor A.J. Jacobs breaks down why you should be thankful you’re celebrating Halloween today and not in eras past.A.J. Jacobshttps://www.mentalfloss.com/columns/bad-old-days/halloween-terrible-history
5 Ways Halloween Used to be Terriblehttps://www.mentalfloss.com/columns/bad-old-days/halloween-terrible-history
6 Ways the Past Stank—LiterallyThe nostrils of our ancestors were constantly assaulted by unimaginable odors. Here are six reasons that you should be happy you and your nose in modern times. A.J. Jacobshttps://www.mentalfloss.com/columns/bad-old-days/how-the-past-was-stinky
6 Ways the Past Stank—Literallyhttps://www.mentalfloss.com/columns/bad-old-days/how-the-past-was-stinky
7 Ways Dating in the Past Was TerribleOnline dating and swiping on Tinder have nothing on romance in the past, which was often humiliating, dangerous, and exhausting.A.J. Jacobshttps://www.mentalfloss.com/columns/bad-old-days/terrible-history-dating
7 Ways Dating in the Past Was Terriblehttps://www.mentalfloss.com/columns/bad-old-days/terrible-history-dating
8 Ways Gym Class Used to Be So Much WorsePhysical education in centuries past was sadistic, sexist, and just plain bizarre. Be grateful you never had to experience these P.E. nightmares.A.J. Jacobshttps://www.mentalfloss.com/columns/bad-old-days/gym-class-terrible-history
8 Ways Gym Class Used to Be So Much Worsehttps://www.mentalfloss.com/columns/bad-old-days/gym-class-terrible-history
4 Ways Amusement Parks of the Past Were Not So AmusingToday's amusement parks have long lines, loud rides, and obnoxious patrons—but amusement parks of yore were far worse. They were bloody, sexist, racist, and basically a hellish mess.A.J. Jacobshttps://www.mentalfloss.com/columns/bad-old-days/amusement-parks-terrible-history
4 Ways Amusement Parks of the Past Were Not So Amusinghttps://www.mentalfloss.com/columns/bad-old-days/amusement-parks-terrible-history
4 Reasons a Day at the Beach in Times Past Was No Day at the BeachYes, beach trips today mean sand everywhere. But beachgoers in the past had to endure much worse than just sand.A.J. Jacobshttps://www.mentalfloss.com/columns/bad-old-days/terrible-history-going-to-beach
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