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10 Random Facts About Shoes
1. The first known images of footwear are boots depicted in 15,000 year old Spanish cave paintings.
2. In Europe pointed toes on shoes were fashionable from the eleventh to the fifteenth centuries.
3. In the Middle East heels were added to shoes to lift the foot from the burning sand.
4. The first lady’s boot was designed for Queen Victoria in 1840.
5. The Bata Shoe Museum, located in Toronto, Canada, is the only shoe museum in North America.
6. In Biblical times a sandal was given as a sign of an oath.
7. Former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos owned 1,200 pairs of shoes.
8. Sneakers were first made in America in 1916. They were originally called keds.
9. 80 craftsmen will touch one pair of Stuart Weitzman heels during the 6 to 7 weeks of production time it takes to make them.
10. According to Glamour, the average woman will buy 469 pairs of shoes in her lifetime. All in all, she will end up spending $25,000 on shoes.
