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Roller coasters were originally an invention that was intended to distract Americans from hedonistic temptation. LaMarcus Thompson was so disgusted by the sheer number of pure, Christian Americans that frequented brothels and saloons that he felt the need to make the roller coaster. The ride was supposed to shake the urges out of a person. Needless to say, that didn't work. 

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