The Accidental Success of the Cha Cha Slide. | Where have all the Lindas gone? | Sugar high - real or imagined?

Published: Aug. 14, 2023, 9 a.m.

At any wedding you\u2019ve likely heard and danced badly to the Cha Cha Slide, but its success was accidental. This week we discuss how a well-meaning uncle tried to help but inadvertently changed weddings forever.


In the 1940s, one out of every 18 newborn girls was given the name Linda - a success rate no name has attained since. Today? Its popularity ranks in the 800s. Enter the Linda Club.\xa0


Think your kids are a little more rowdy tonight because of the chocolate bar they just snuck? You wouldn\u2019t be alone, and you\u2019d be wrong.


Sources:
https://www.kstatecollegian.com/2019/02/04/how-low-can-you-go-the-history-of-the-cha-cha-slide/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/linda-names-girls-baby-boomer-afc86ba8?mod=Searchresults_pos1&page=1
https://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/busting-sugar-hyperactivity-myth

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