These Weird Historical Trends Probably Wouldn't Catch On Today

The Baby Dangler

How this one ever left the brainstorming session, the world may never know. However, this obviously dangerous and ridiculous garment was a way for parents to hold their young child between them using rope tension. Who needs a stroller when you can just swing your baby between you and your spouse?

Portable Sauna

Not everyone can afford an in-house sweat studio, and so the portable sauna was born! Developed in 1962 by a Finnish inventor with a penchant for the sweaty relaxation method, the portable sauna was his solution to this problem he assumed everyone faced. These still sell today, but you could also just do anything else. 

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The More You Know

  • In 2009, Burger King launched a campaign that if you unfriended 10 friends on Facebook, you were entitled to a free Whopper. The person you unfriended would get a message telling them that their friendship is worth less than a Whopper.
  • Bloodhounds are great marathoners.
  • When the Super Bowl champion Giants visited the White House in 1987, they dumped popcorn on President Reagan.
  • 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.