This document presents 12 intriguing facts about shoes, highlighting their cultural significance and historical context. Key points include the correlation between shoe size and longevity, the origins of the Nike logo, and the invention of left-right shoes. Additionally, it touches on notable shoe companies like Adidas and Puma, along with unique footwear customs in Japan.

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#12 FACTS
ABOUT SHOES
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2. I have them you, have
them, everyone has them.
There is no point in
tricking you guys, the
title says it all yes, I
am talking about the
shoes. We all have them
and we all love our
shoes.

3. You know what they say,
‘People make shoe contact
before eye contact’. This
is why your shoes must look
good so that it can make
you look good

4. It’s time to share some amazing facts
about our favorite fashion accessory,
shoes.
Here they are:

5. Did you know, that your
shoe size may tell you
that how long you might
live? Yes, that is
correct, a team of
Swedish scientists found
that those with
extremely large and
extremely small feet
didn’t live as long as
those with average size
feet.

6. NIKE’s logo was
designed by a
student in
Portland state
for $35. She was
then later
given stocks
which are now
worth more than
$6,40,000.

7. Dutch invented
wooden shoes
referred to as clogs
are actually called
clompings and were
used to wade
through the wet
marshes as leather
shoes would get wet
and were ruined
easily.

8. WHEN NEIL ARMSTRONG TOOK THE
FIRST WALK ON THE MOON, THE BOOTS
HE WORE WERE DISCARDED INTO OUTER
SPACE BEFORE COMING BACK ON EARTH
BECAUSE OF THE FEAR OF
CONTAMINATION.

9. In 1920, German
brothers Adolf Adi
Dassler and Rudolf
Dassler started a
shoe company.
Their business
blew up after the
1930s when gold
medalist Olympians
wore their shoes.

10. DURING WORLD WAR 2, BECAUSE OF A
MISCOMMUNICATION DURING A BOMB SHELTER
VISIT HAPPENED BETWEEN THE TWO AND IT
RESULTED AT THE END OF TALKING TERMS OF THE
BROTHERS. THEY EVENTUALLY SPLIT OFF THEIR
BUSINESS.

11. Adolf Adi Dassler named his company
after himself “ADIDAS”, while Rudolf
did the same and named his company
“Rue De” which eventually became
“PUMA”.

12. In Japan,
footwear is never
worn inside the
house. You take
off your shoes
and they wear
slippers called
Uwabaki.

13. To all the NIKE
lovers, the logo
‘Just Do It’ was
inspired by a
serial killer
‘Gary Gilmore’.
Who said “Just Do
It” just before he
got executed by a
firing squad in
1977.

14. IT WAS UNTIL 1818 THAT THE
RIGHT SHOE WAS INVENTED.

15. THE FIRST PAIR OF LEFT-RIGHT
SHOES WAS INVENTED IN
PHILADELPHIA.

16. The first pair of
left-right shoes was
invented in
Philadelphia.

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