Over at Dangerous Minds we find a post on the Los Angeles Alligator Farm. Between 1907 and 1984 you could have your child photographed riding on an alligator.
A little internet searching shows that this ill advised practice has not died out:
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I think if you made a list of all the stupid things people do, it would stretch around the world more than one time.
The cost-benefit ratio looks pretty lopsided here
It depends on whether you like your child or not.
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