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Modern foam is lightweight and weak. The original wave-riders carved their floating transport from massive, solid trees, requiring immense physical strength…
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Pushing water away in a wide circular motion isn't a modern Olympic invention. Prehistoric art clearly illustrates early humans using this exact awkward…
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For some reason, nineteenth-century society decided that placing both feet inside a dirty potato bag and vigorously hopping toward a finish line was prime…
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A drought in the seventies left thousands of backyard pools completely bone dry. Bored teenagers realized the smooth, curved concrete walls were perfect for…
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The desperate game you play when the radio dies was originally a sophisticated Victorian parlor activity. Adults in the 19th century would sit around a…
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In regions where larger pack animals simply could not fit on narrow, treacherous cliff edges, isolated farmers turned to the humble sheep. By strapping tiny,…
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