stackyFACTSWagons were so unspeakably uncomfortable that pioneers preferred their own two feet. Instead of riding in the back, travelers would gladly walk thousands of miles across the country just to save their spines from the brutal suspension.
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The wooden wheels of pioneer carts created insane amounts of friction. Travelers had to constantly slather the axles with buckets of rancid animal fat,…
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Sexism was so overwhelmingly rampant that aspiring female pilots literally had to cross oceans. Pioneers like Bessie Coleman were forced to learn in France…
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Pulled by humans who somehow defied the limits of physical endurance. Early rickshaw pullers regularly ran completely barefoot on boiling summer dirt and…
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Social hierarchy was delightfully literal. The wealthy paid a premium to sit safely inside the wooden box, while the poor were strapped to the absolute…
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