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- Here are some everyday things with unexpected origins12:
- Treadmills: Started as a punishment for criminals.
- Lettuce: Started as an aphrodisiac.
- Wi-Fi: Started as a way to detect black holes.
- Bowling: Started as a religious ceremony.
- Shaving body hair: Started with Crusaders copying Muslims.
- The middle finger: Started with a Greek philosopher.
- Balloon animals: Started as an Aztec animal sacrifice ritual.
- Chinese checkers: Started in Germany.
- Denim: Consider the heritage of blue jeans.
- Loafers: Before becoming popular in the US, Norwegian dairy farmers wore leather slip-ons in cattle enclosures.
- The Panama hat: Originates from Ecuador.
- Poker, Alcohol, Limes, Forks, and Coffee also have interesting origins.
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