Bicycling without helmets was pretty normal in the 1950s

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If they fell on their heads, you guessed it, they had to suck it up too. Helmets became popularised much later, in fact, if you were seen with a helmet, you were probably a giant dork.

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For me not only riding without a helmet but also putting bags on my handlebars with risers

to deliver newspapers. Turning was very difficult like this so mostly you leaned the bike

to turn with newspapers on the handlebars because if you moved them when going 

faster than 5 miles an hour you were going to crash. Then one day a big dog got my

jeans pant leg and to keep me from getting bit or crashing I had to kick him in the teeth

with my heel to stay alive. If I had fallen the dog might have killed me. It was me or him.

I like dogs and have one now but I needed to survive then when I was 10.

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IThe Little Prince is a French novella, originally named Le Petit Prince. This novella was published in April of 1943, written by a French aristocrat, Antoine de Saint-Exupry. It became the most popular work of Saint-Exupry and is considered the 20th centurys best book in France. It has also been translated into 300 different languages.

IIThe Little Prince is a narrated story from the perspective of the pilot whose plane crashes, leaving him stranded in a desert. This story was based on Saint-Exuprys experience in the Sahara in 1939. He and his copilot-navigator tried to break the speed record, having a prize of 150,000 francs. However, their aircraft crashed near the Wadi Natrun valley.

IIIThe novella became one of the best-selling during the time. Aside from that, it is also the most translated non-religious book ever published and sells about two million copies annually. It is a multi-layered fable and has been adapted into different art forms and media such as cassette tape, disc, film, graphic novels, opera, ballet, and concert music.

IVSince The Little Prince was originally published in French, it was often used as a learning material for French-language students. Aside from being translated into 300 languages and dialects, it was also translated in indigenous languages such as Toba Qom and was also printed in Braille for blind people.

VAlthough The Little Prince is a childrens book, it indicates various observations in life and human nature. Saint-Exuprys wide appeal in the novella resulted in numerous adaptations over the decades. The title character has also been adapted into different promotional roles such as environmental protection.

VISaint-Exupry has also been given an extension of copyrights in France. Because of his exceptional services to the nation, his estate received the civil code designation Mort Pour la France (Died for France) and he was granted another 30 years. This means that The Little Prince will not fall out of copyright until 2044.

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