These Weird Historical Trends Probably Wouldn't Catch On Today

24-Hour Spas

Do you know how most pharmacies and convenience stores stay open all hours of the night? Well, spas used to do the same thing. If you wanted to spruce up your look at 11:30 PM or wind down at 4 AM, that was an option available. Actress Lola Fisher loved going to spas at any opportunity. 

All Terrain

Your all-terrain vehicle is actually a piece of history. The ATV was invented first in 1936 in England. it was able to climb and descend at a 65-degree angle. The vehicle boasted about 10-12 tires that made movement on hills very easy and accessible, but also incredibly expensive to manufacture. 

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The More You Know

  • Domino's Japan trained reindeer to deliver pizza.
  • The average person living in Sweden eats about 22 pounds of chocolate a year.
  • The Nobel Committee declined to award the Nobel Peace Prize in 1948 because "there was no suitable living candidate." This was meant as tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated earlier that year without receiving the Prize.
  • Four times more people speak English as a second language than as a native one.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.