Episode #440
What is the history of shoes?
Have you ever wondered what the very first pair of shoes looked like? Spoiler alert: they weren't sneakers! Join Mira and Finn on an amazing journey through the history of shoes, starting with 10,000-year-old sandals made completely out of woven tree bark! We'll discover how ancient people survived freezing weather with boots stuffed full of grass, and how the Roman army basically invented the very first soccer cleats! Did you know that in the Middle Ages, some people wore shoes with toes so long—up to 24 inches!—that they had to tie them to their knees with gold chains just to walk? Or that high heels were actually invented for soldiers riding horses? From the smelly, poop-covered secret that preserved the world's oldest leather shoe to the invention of bouncy rubber sneakers, footwear history is full of wild surprises! We even blast off into space to find out why there are human shoes sitting on the moon right now! Tie up your laces and jump into this super fun, fact-filled episode!
