stackyFACTSThe ancient Chinese ruler required a riding box so excessively opulent and heavy that it commanded an astonishing thirty-two humans just to keep the entire thing off the dirt.
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The sedan chair was the ultimate enclosed transport for the ridiculously wealthy. You could hire strong men to haul you right up to your front door, ensuring…
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Similar to a palanquin but with far less privacy. You sit aggressively upright in an ornate wooden chair while two highly exhausted people carry you through…
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Before the armored popemobile, the pontiff was hauled around on a silk-covered throne by twelve men in red uniforms. Nothing screams humility of the church…
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Carrying a monarch on your shoulders meant you couldn't just casually stroll. Bearers trained for years to develop a bizarre, gliding walk that minimized…
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Because coordinating with one person on a bike wasn't infuriating enough, some visionaries in the Netherlands built a tandem bicycle almost 66 feet long. It…
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Mid-century businessmen constantly locked themselves out of their own documents by losing tiny briefcase keys. The combination lock was introduced not for…
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