Smoking already seemed to be making a comeback in pop culture. With the mass HHS layoffs, will tobacco's grip on young people grow tighter?

"We've been spending decades trying to show kids and adults that smoking isn't a cool thing to do," Mahajan says. "It comes through as a rebellious, kind of very macho approach to life, but ...

From playing outside until dark to making your own fun, these nostalgic activities seem almost unbelievable now.