These Weird Historical Trends Probably Wouldn't Catch On Today

The Cyclomer

A lot of time back in the old days was spent trying to make transportation as easy (or weird) as possible. Enter: the cyclomer. Using six uniquely sized round floatation devices, the vehicle sometimes referred to as "The Amphibious Bike"  could ride on land or sea. The only issue was that it was uncomfortable on land and barely worked in the ocean. 

Bed Piano

For those musical types out there, have you ever wanted to rise and shine to a piano right above your bed? Well, some people certainly did, and thus, the bed piano was born. Instead of settling down for the night with a Netflix watch in bed, these musicians liked to play themselves a lullaby. 

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The More You Know

  • The average person will spend six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green.
  • The horse on the Wyoming license plate is named Steamboat.
  • Hippos have the largest mouths of any animal on land.
  • A solar powered, self-filling water bottle has been invented for bike riders that condenses atmospheric moisture to automatically fill the bottle.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.