The Crimper
Turns out, we can thank Barbra Streisand for the hair crimper! Her hairstylist, Geri Cusenza, invented the crimping iron after being sick of braiding and unbraiding her hair for a photoshoot.
Random 80s Facts That You Probably Didn’t Know
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- The first American woman to go to medical school was admitted as a joke. Geneva Medical School thought it was joke when Elizabeth Blackwell applied to attend 1847. She graduated in 1849, started her own practice, and opened an infirmary for the poor.
- The smallest bone in your body is in your ear.
- The first pair of Nike running shoes was made in a waffle iron.
- In one month, the average person consumes about a Lego brick’s worth of microplastic.
Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.