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The History of Fun & The Price You Pay for Lack of Sleep

Something You Should Know

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Amusement Parks Before Disney

Back then, some of the earliest amusement parks were just cars that were placed on tracks and just kind of shoved down a hill at a very fast speed. Ive early examples of some rolle coasters that were looping. Rolle coasters without electricity, which is about as dangerous and horrifying as you can imagine. And yet, people were just pushing the boundaries of that. Ah, so there's always been a desire, i think, to kind of cheat death in a somewhat safe way. But looking at these photo, is not that safe.

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