Historical Nonfiction

The Chinese Really Did Do Everything First

Glasses have been worn for about 700 years. The ancient Chinese did it first, but it wasn’t to correct bad vision — they were fashion statements!

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   I read somewhere (a long time ago) that judges in China wore sunglasses to intimidate people.

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    Ancient Chinese, who knew they were the first and ultimate hipsters?

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    The ancient Chinese: Original Hipsters.

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    Yeah! Go glasses!

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    i wonder if perhaps the we’re lensless? would that make the chinese the first hipster? hipsters before everyone else was...

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    the original hipsters

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