stackyFACTSThe British term for a baby carriage comes from a wildly overly formal word that literally just means to walk around a place for pleasure, which is rarely what pushing a baby feels like.
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The first prams were completely reversed, meaning parents pushed from behind while the baby led the way. This conveniently meant the infant was the very first…
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Early carriages were built so excessively high and deep that the person pushing could barely see if the child was actually still inside the rolling fortress.
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Before we lazily shortened it to three letters, it was a Latin term meant to loudly declare that absolutely anyone with a few coins could cram themselves…
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