Interesting facts about shoes

The first shoes appeared in the Upper Paleolithic. Early samples looked quite simple (in the form of a piece of thin skin with attached ties made of leather or grass), but they performed their function - they protected the owner's legs from damage. Ancient people also used insoles made from hay. And this is far from the only informative fact about shoes.
• 1. As scientists have found out, lovers of high heels have more slender legs than those who prefer comfortable and casual style. However, it is the flat sole that is the safest for the spine.
• 2. According to the Association of Italian Shoemakers, most Hollywood stars are obsessed with shoe shopping. And both men and women. Some celebrities even have a collection of more than 1000 pairs.
• 3. According to the WHO, every fourth woman and about 15% of men over the age of 30 have foot problems due to wearing low-quality shoes.
• 4. It turns out that straight-toed shoes, so popular in the 90s, were invented back in the 15th century for the French monarch Charles VIII, who had 6 toes.
• 5. The height of the Russian Emperor Peter I was 203 cm, and the size of his feet was 38.
• 6. On the southernmost ridge of the Kuriles - on the island of Kunashir there are the remains of a warehouse of boots of the imperial army of Japan. All of them are on the left foot: the Japanese kept the left and right shoes separately to avoid theft of shoes.
• 7. In the Biblical era, sandals were issued as a token of an oath.
• 8. The first person to rivet skates to shoes was Peter the Great. The fact is that earlier skates were simply tied to shoes with ropes and straps. And the idea of skates that are now familiar to us, attached to the soles of boots, Peter I brought from Holland during his trip to Western countries.
• 9. Before the fight between Tyson and Francis in 2000, the editors of The Mirror were so confident in the victory of Iron Mike that they placed an advertisement on the sole of his opponent's boxers. So viewers should have seen her after the knockout.
• 10. At the beginning of the last century, one of the most popular dances was the tango. Due to the sharp turns and movements of the legs, it was common for ladies to lose their shoes. Therefore, special shoes were designed, fixed on the ankle with a ribbon.
• 11. Rubber shoes were invented by the Indians of South America, though it looked different. The natives did not think long and simply dipped their feet in the juice of the rubber tree Hevea. While solidifying, it hermetically envelops the limb with a reliable and waterproof protection.