A salute to the earlier generations!

I received this e-mail from a friend. It is entitled "A SALUTE TO ALL THE KIDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE 1930's 40's, 50's, and 60's"

Here is a section from this e-mail:

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We drank water from the tap and NOT from a bottle.

We would spend hours on the terrace under bright sunlight flying our kites, without worrying about the UV effect which never ever affected us.

We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this.

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I came from this generation. But I want to be frank. I think some of my generation probably died from diarrhoea, BUT IT WAS PROBABLY NOT REPORTED.