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WEIRD OR WHAT

Roller coasters were invented to distract Americans from sin

In the 1880s, hosiery businessman LaMarcus Thompson hated that Americans were tempted by hedonistic places like saloons and brothels. So he set out to straighten up one of the most immoral places he could think of: Coney Island in New York. There, he built America’s first roller coaster to give New Yorkers some good, clean fun—away from seedier pastimes. This is the scariest roller coaster in every state.

Ice pops were invented by an 11-year-old by accident

In 1905, an 11-year-old boy named Frank Epperson left soda powder and water outside overnight with its wooden stirrer still in the cup. The mixture had frozen in the chilly nighttime weather, and so the Epsicle was born. He sold the treat around his neighborhood and a nearby amusement park and even patented the recipe. Years later, he changed the name to Popsicle because that’s what his kids called their pop’s concoction. And if you liked these weird facts, you won’t want to miss these 18 history lessons your teacher lied to you about.

Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins can

By slowing their heart rates, sloths can hold their breath for up to 40 minutes. Dolphins need to come up for air after about ten minutes. 

A woman was elected to Congress before women’s suffrage

Rankin was the first woman to win a seat in Congress. The Montana Republican arrived at the House of Representatives in 1917, three years before American women won the right tovote

American women were given the right to vote in 1920, but Jeanette Rankin became the first woman in the U.S. federal office in 1916. 

Froot Loops loops are all the same flavor

No point in eating around the purple ones—all Froot Loops taste like, um, froot. Other than the Wild Berry Froot Loops, of course. 

And as always have a chilled day from the Viking