Ancient Egypt, if memory serves correctly. Butchers used to have essentially platform shoes with heels to avoid putting their feet in pools of blood. It was on QI, so take it with a grain of salt.

What is wrong with the mp3 players you’re finding on Amazon? What do you mean by something better? What are you trying to get, and what are you trying to avoid?

To me, it’s similar to physical books. Yes I could read a book on my phone, and sometimes I do. But there are times and situations where I prefer the original, whether for functionality or just aesthetics.

GW-5610 I bought secondhand for ~$80 and added an aftermarket stainless steel bezel. Uses multiband6 and solar. It’s been a fantastic bulletproof watch for the past ~4 years of near daily wear (I like watches so I wear something else if I’m in a particular mood).

Methane is bad, but CO2 is more prevelant and lasts longer. Of all greenhouse gases, curbing CO2 should be the number one priority as its effects last much longer.

We just used to crush up smartees(US) in the wrapper, and pretend it was a joint. The puff of dust was always a nice touch.

-“Kids, don’t huff paint!” -“Holy shit, you can huff paint?” -my DARE experience in a nutshell

Yeah, we’d mix it with kool-aid powder and call it diet coke. We were dumb.