People Did Very Weird Things Before Modern Inventions Came Along

Having The Longest Fingernails Was All The Rage

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Before 1875 there was no such thing as nail clippers. This made keeping your nails short and fancy difficult. Some cultures didn’t care. They worked so hard their nails would eventually just snap off. That doesn’t sound painful at all! If you were wealthy, your foot-long nails were a sign of your bank account and not having to lift a finger.

Other cultures took nail care a little more seriously. You know in western films when men shave with their knife? People would also carefully trim down their fingernails in the same fashion. It’s incredible how the invention of nail clippers could change our lives so drastically. Ahead, the strange methods we used to wake up in the morning.