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Exactly when sunglasses first appeared is not clear, but some archeologists have posited that the Inuit peoples from prehistoric times wore flattened pieces of walrus ivory with narrow slits through which they could look while blocking the harmful rays of the sun.

Early sunglasses first appeared in the 12th century where judges in Chinese courts used flat planes of smoky quartz crystals to conceal their eyes when questioning witnesses. This was done to prevent the witnesses from guessing what the judge might be thinking and adjusting their testimony.

Retirement planning is a relatively new concept in the financial world. In fact, it didn't even exist 100 years ago.

In traditional cultures the elders were considered productive and respected members of society until their death. They were highly valued for their accumulated wisdom, insight and experience. Nobody considered "retiring" them because they were integral to how traditional society functioned. Sure, their roles changed as they aged, but they always had an important role to play.

The strong relationship between men and dogs goes back deep into the history of civilization.  When society depended on hunting to survive, they quickly realized that by teaming up with dogs both species prospered.  The working relationship between the two was truly a partnership, which resulted in a natural understanding between man and dog as they worked closely together.  As a result, when dogs underwent training, it was as much about helping the each to understand the other as it was about improving his ability to perform.

Little did Harold Katz know in 1971 when he set out to create a business to help people lose weight that almost 40 years later the company would become a leading provider of weight management products and services.  NutriSystem, the business which made him rich, started meage

Crib death has been with us since the Middle Ages, but has been disguised under a number of names, and surrounded by mystery and superstition. Even in the Bible, sudden infant deaths were noted and were referred to as “overlaying”. In these days it was apparently common practice to put small babies to sleep in the same bed with their parents, siblings or a nurse and it was a widely held belief these infants suffocated when an adult or older child rolled over on them during sleep.

Have you noticed that there are more scooters on the streets these days? Don’t they look like fun? They look as though you can just hop on them and have a blast riding around town. And you can! They’re delightful machines, offering not only a very affordable mode of transportation, but a lot of opportunities to have fun just zipping around. We’re going to look at the history of scooters, and see how people have been depending on them to get around town, for over a century.

In keeping with people’s desire to look the best, smell the best, feel the best – be the best – perfume has played an important role throughout history. Most of us don’t think of how long perfume’s been around – we just know that we like to apply the fragrance we love, to make ourselves feel attractive. Well, if you look at the history of perfume, you’ll see that its original purpose wasn’t quite the same. And we’re going to do just that right now.

Dieting has probably been around for thousands of years, although not in any structured way like we see all around us today. It wasn’t very common until the 1800‘s however, simply because people who were overweight were not very common. Apart from rich merchants, bankers and the various ranks of royal personages, these types were often fat in body and wallet.