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Your Ancestors Probably Played These 20 Awkward Party Games

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A group of kids playing the “Hot Cockles” game. Credit: Telegraph

11. “Hot Cockles” doesn’t sound healthy.

Who knew that Christmas day in the 1800’s meant that the kids were very literally kicking each other? One person sits in a chair, with another sits on their knees, and lays their head in the lap of the person sitting down, and closes their eyes. The rest of the kids have to kick the person on their knees.while their eyes are closed, and then they guess who just kicked them. If they guess correctly, they get to stand up and give the spot over to the next kid, who has to be kicked.

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