These Weird Historical Trends Probably Wouldn't Catch On Today

Sun Therapy

Getting out in the sun is important, but it's not a catch-all treatment. However, the concept of sunlight therapy was used in illnesses from depression to tuberculosis. Football and soccer players were especially big proponents of the treatment, but it was given to almost every patient a few decades ago. 

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The More You Know

  • There's a word for tapping someone on the opposite shoulder from behind to fool them.
  • The idea that a man should spend two months salary on an engagement ring was popularized by De Beers' ad agency.
  • When Boris Yeltsin met President Clinton in 1995, his first question was "Do you think O.J. did it?"
  • There are 293 ways to make change for $1.
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