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The first sports bra was made in 1977 by sewing two jock straps together. Its literal test run was performed by of its two inventors: one jogging forwards wearing the Macgyvered prototype while her friend ran ahead, jogging backwards so she could assess her friend’s “bounciness”.
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For the first Superman movie, producers wanted Christopher Reeve to wear fake muscles under his suit but he refused. He instead went on an intense training program adding 30lbs of muscle to his thin 189lb frame. He got so big they had to reshoot earlier scenes as they didnt match later shots.
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The original Applebee’s location, opened in 1980 in Decatur, GA, had an old-timey drugstore theme and was named T.J. Applebee’s RX for Edibles and Elixirs.
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Jeremy Meeks‘ mugshot was so hot it got him a modeling contract while he was still in jail. He served 13 months in jail and walked in NY Fashion Week a year later. He also walked in Milan Fashion Week, helped to launch a fashion line, acted, & more. All within 5 years of his […]
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Nostradamus’ predictions were based on past events; he simply believed history would repeat itself. He would pick historical events at random, then use astrological calculations to figure out when they’d happen again. Also, he wrote a cookbook.
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Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to the US, was a lifelong pacifist; she voted against entering WWI, voted the sole vote against declaring war against Japan after Pearl Harbor, and later led peace activism against US military intervention in Vietnam while in her 80s.
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It’s fascinating to think about what inventors might have had in mind when they came up with new ideas.
And it’s also interesting to ponder whether they could really comprehend where their inventions would eventually go and what kind of impact they would have on the world.
Folks on AskReddit shared what inventions they think did more harm than good.
Let’s take a look.
“Al**hol as a beverage.
Like it or not, if al**hol as a beverage was discovered today, it would be illegal.”
“Lead in paint.
Doctors were telling us it would cause severe neurological problems for about 80 years before the US finally listened and banned it.
There are houses in the US today that still have lead paint.”
“The cotton gin.
Yeah it alleviated the work of slaves but it catapulted the demand for slavery and some historians note it as one of the causes of the American Civil War.”
“High Fructose Corn Syrup.
Used to sweeten food, enhance flavor, and add texture and volume, HFCS is a cheap and easily mass-produced ingredient that’s become a prime culprit of the US obesity epidemic. Why? Well from 1970 to 2000, there was a 25% increase in “added sugars” in the US.
After being classified as GRAS, HFCS began to replace sucrose as the main sweetener of soft drinks in the United States. At the same time, rates of obesity rose.”
“It has to be the guillotine.
A French device which appeared during the French Revolution because France still employed gruesome methods of execution which were faulty at times. The guillotine was invented as a means of quick painless execution, but it was so efficient that it led to an increase in its usage during the following years, as the punish rate skyrocketed.
Needless to say, the good intentions of its creation turned bad quite quickly… Talk about having a happy trigger finger.”
“Soda/sugary drinks
Drinking sugar drinks contributes to obesity, diabetes and other diseases. Yet it’s available EVERYWHERE you go. And cheap to buy.
It also doesn’t help that soda in aluminum cans are lined with BPA that can cause high blood pressure. And soda is also packaged in plastic bottles that also contain BPA which can enter the blood stream and cause cancer.
If the sugary drinks don’t get you first… The packaging will.”
“The keurig cups.
From what I recall the guy that started that whole thing regretted it because of the amount of garbage those little single use keurig cups waste.”
“Teflon. A cancer causing chemical used in everything from baby bottles to fabrics to cookware and everything else.
Teflon is a “forever chemical” and is detected globally in humans, soil, drinking water, food and animals.”
“Machine g**s.
The inventor of the AK-47 said something along the lines of, “I would have preferred to have invented a lawn mower.””
“Cable news
It’s nonstop mind control now.
They tell folks what to buy (which they do now by calling it a shortage, results in mass panic.) I’m sure someone holds shares in whatever they tell as it’s just getting odd now.
They tell folks where they should vacation and not vacation.
They tell folks what brands they should and shouldn’t buy.
They tell folks who they should and shouldn’t vote for. This is EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
Yes, they pass all this off as opinion peices, people just take it as the truth and not an opinion.”
“Twitter.
Echo chamber, ego inflating, self importance and attention seeking galore.”
“Airbnb.
Started as an opportunity for people to rent out a spare room and meet travelers. Has morphed into a short-term rental platform where wealthy second home owners let entire homes or apartments at the expense of local communities.
Residents in once peaceful neighborhoods are forced to endure all the impacts that come with living next to makeshift unregulated hotels and group accommodation.
Loud parties any night of the week, a steady stream of strangers in apartment blocks or residential streets, parking congestion, masses of rubbish, security issues, loss of community all become commonplace.
Long-term rentals dry up because Airbnb is more lucrative and local businesses, in some cases even local hospitals, can’t find staff as they have nowhere to live. Long-term locals find themselves kicked out of their rentals to make way for another more lucrative Airbnb.
They are left with nowhere to go as other long-term rentals have gone the same way and it’s pushed prices up so much that buying a property is no longer an option.
Residential neighborhoods become a smattering of hotels without the volunteers and local people that once gave the place the sense of community that attracted many visitors to the area in the first place.
Most Airbnb users wouldn’t be aware of the detrimental impacts Airbnb can have for local communities.”
Now we want to hear from you.
Tell us what inventions you think did more harm than good.
Do it in the comments!
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Our world is filled with sadness.
It’s a fact of life and yes, it is a huge bummer.
So I hope you’re ready to get a little depressed today…
What’s the saddest fact you know?
Folks on AskReddit spoke up.
“A guy in my area had just retired on a Friday. The following Wednesday he was out fishing and a thunderstorm came up.
He pulled his boat out of the lake and while standing next to his car on the boat ramp lightning took him out.
5 blessed days of retirement.”
“Read about a dolphin who had learned some basic communication and was in some sort of pen.
Dolphins can s**cide by going under water and refusing to go back up for air. This dolphin was miserable and told it’s handler goodbye before going under and ki**ing itself.
The fact the dolphin was sentient enough to choose s**cide breaks my heart.”
“Elephants will mourn other elephants in their group dying and will hold funerals for them and will even recognize the bones of said elephant and cry out in sadness.”
“Penguins sometimes get r**ed by sea lions.
These young seals are those who can’t mate with a female because a larger sea lion controls a massive harem.
After getting r**ed, the penguins’ head are munched off most of the time.”
“All whales eventually lose the energy to surface for oxygen, so they essentially begin to sink and drown.”
“For me it’s the d**th of the 13-year-old Colombian girl Omayra Sanchez in 1985.
She was trapped in water after a volcanic eruption, kneeling with her legs trapped under debris, and there was no way to extricate her without triggering a rise in the water level, which would have dr**ned her. Responders considered amputating her legs but decided that she probably wouldn’t survive, and that the most humane thing to do was to let her d**.
The would-be rescuers and some journalists stayed with her for three days while she joked and prayed and sang and left messages for her mother before d**ng of either gangrene or hypothermia.”
“Some astronauts in the Challenger disaster survived the initial explosion and only d**d once the orbiter hit the water
Can’t imagine how the few felt when their shuttle exploded, some of their colleagues d**d and they are plummeting rapidly to their d**ths.”
“A majority of people, when asked, would rather d** at home than at the hospital.
A majority of people, when recorded, d** at the hospital rather than at home.”
“That s** trafficking children is real, actively ongoing, and adults will be professionally doing it all across the world any any given point.”
“For animal testing involving dogs, most laboratories use Beagles because they are the most forgiving of the people inflicting pain on them.”
“I learned today that if a grizzly bear has a single cub it will abandon it.
The hypothesis is that a single cub will need three years of care, while if she abandons a single cub now, next year or the year after that she is more likely to have twins or even triplets.”
“785 million people do not have access to safe water.
Access includes having having water within a 30 minute round trip for collecting it and carrying it home.”
“Bill Finger, the man who created a vast majority of if not everything that makes Batman a success today, not only never got credit in his lifetime, but was also called a liar by Bob Kane.
Kane who came up with an idea of a bat themed vigilante called The Bat-Man, later used his fathers law firm to make up a contract in which he not only got sole credit but also any major proceeds stemming from the success of Batman.
Bill d**d penniless and on his couch in a s**tty apartment in 1974 while Kane was running around telling everyone he created Batman and such.”
Do you know any sad facts?
If so, share them with us in the comments.
Thanks a lot!
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I’ve never met a dog who seemed particularly picky. Not even about food.
In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever met a dog who was not full-on, b**ls to the walls THRILLED to be eating the exact same bowl of dry food he’d been getting every single day for his entire existence.
They’re really not that difficult to please, is the point. So one might well wonder why a company like Home Concept, which is based in Russia, might offer an entire array of pet beds that are way, way too expensive.
What animal is impressed by these? How is this a thing? Look at these prices (converted to USD.)
(Also I made up all the names because I don’t speak Russian, and I named all the pet models because I like fun.)
This is Woofer, he is currently looking at a much cheaper box he’d like to lay on.
Source: homeconcept.ru
This is Patricia and she did not invite you here.
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Mr. Beans will see you when you’ve reached enlightenment.
Source: homeconcept.ru
I didn’t catch this dog’s name because he’s on too many drugs.
Source: homeconcept.ru
His name is probably Lucas or something, I just know it.
Source: homeconcept.ru
Old Man Edgar does not care for this tomfoolery. Neither do the Kitten Gang.
Source: homeconcept.ru
Here, Sgt. Peppers demonstrates what your dog will be doing five minutes after you buy this thing.
Source: homeconcept.ru
I think these are just two of the actual Kings of England.
Source: homeconcept.ru
Oh dang it’s Patricia again and she’s getting angry.
Source: homeconcept.ru
This is doing Buster here a heckin’ concern.
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Wait, which one is the cushion?
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No pet models would accept this gig.
Source: homeconcept.ru
Charlie has no idea what he’s doing here today but he’s happy to be a part of things.
Source: homeconcept.ru
Curly is amused.
Source: homeconcept.ru
This one is actually just for humans who hate both having money and going to sleep.
Source: homeconcept.ru
Ah, to live as a rich dog.
Would you actually consider buying any of these? Why or why not?
Tell us in the comments.
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Menstruation can be an ever-complicated and mysterious thing.
That’s probably why a TikTok midwife went viral for videos explaining the anatomy and mechanics of childbirth.
It started with a silly, brief video about a speculum during quarantine, and then her following exploded.
@midwifemama
Midwife Sarah Pringle, @midwifemama, has been using TikTok to educate the masses, including her more than 700 thousand followers, for the past year.
As she told BuzzFeed:
“I posted a funny speculum TikTok and started to gain followers. I realized that people want to know about their bodies and their health. This led me to create educational content featuring common office procedures, women’s health products, and the basics of childbirth.”
She’s made dozens of videos–enough to support a 9th grade Health class for the entire semester.
Using 3-D models and set to catchy music, Sarah demonstrates things as mundane as where a tampon rests after insertion:
@midwifemama
And a clear representation (at last!) of exactly what the doctor is poking and squeezing during your annual pelvic exam.
@midwifemama #PajamaJam EDUCATION #gyn#midwife#pelvic #pelvicexam #pelvicfloor #womenshealth #FallGuysMoments
She shares specifics on different types of birth control from the ring:
@midwifemama #birthcontrolring #birthcontrol#baby#womensrights #womenshealth#rbg #OhNo
to IUD insertion:
@midwifemama
She also offers advice for products to quell troublesome yeast infections.
@midwifemama Link in bio!!!! #bv #yeastinfection #yeast#bacterialvaginosis #boricacid #boricacidsuppositories #midwifemama #feminiva #healthfare
But it’s Sarah’s videos about dilation and childbirth that have proven the most popular.
This one, demonstrating checking fetal position within the cervix, garnered over 10 million views:
@midwifemama
And this cervical check illustrating different dilation ranges has been viewed more than 13 million times.
@midwifemama #baby#preg#pregnant#labor#labour#rn#laboranddelivery #laboranddeliveryrn #laboranddeliverynurse #midwife#midwifemama #YesDayChallenge #tt#springbreak
♬ Renai Circulation (English Cover) [TV Size] – Lizz Robinett
Sarah is definitely providing a much needed service, and people are here for it, as evidenced by her views, likes, and shares.
Sexual health education is so important.
It’s great when educators can find a way to meet people where they are.
What do you think? Did you learn anything? Tell us in the comments!
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