These Weird Historical Trends Probably Wouldn't Catch On Today

Wood Bathing Suits

If this wood floats, then hopefully so will you! In 1929, the wooden bathing suit was invented as a floatation assistance device. However helpful, it must have been awfully restrictive. It's no wonder that these splintering suits didn't make their way to the modern-day. 

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The More You Know

  • A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time.
  • The Eiffel Tower was inaugurated the same year Nintendo was founded.
  • Doctors' sloppy handwriting kills more than 7,000 people annually in the United States.
  • Commercial flights were allowed to fly any course to their destination and would often detour over points of interest. This ended in 1956 when two planes crashed mid-flight over the Grand Canyon.
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