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Once these bets,

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you didn't know. Let's talk about

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umbrellas. Do you know, once upon a time,

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umbrellas were only used by

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women? Hmm. Yes. So

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the origins of they go way back

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and and the wet umbrella itself is actually

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derived from the Latin word umbra, which

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means shade. So the first ones to

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kind of use it, although nobody specifically

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can say for sure, but people are seeing that. Yes,

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ancient Egyptians made umbrellas

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out of palm fronds, feathers

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and some stretched people. And by

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1200 B.C., the Egyptian

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umbrella gained a religious significance.

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You see, the celestial goddess Newt was

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actually represented by an umbrella, so

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a man began making umbrellas to

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represent her and nobility began carrying

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them. And it was considered quite a great honor to stand

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under the same umbrella as nobility.

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Then, as we move on in history, the Greeks

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and the Romans, they borrowed many things

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from Egyptian culture. But when it came to Umbrella,

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which they did borrow, they decided OK, only

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for the women folk so sexist.

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Now, the Roman women are believed to be the

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ones who came up with the notion of oiling

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the parasols so that the can be waterproof

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and can use it like we do, you know, put yourself

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against the rain. Now, for most part, umbrellas

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and parasols remained a predominantly

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female accessory well into

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the 18th century. Then one

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guy changed at all. It was a British

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gentleman by the name of Jonas Hanway.

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He wanted to change that and he was quite

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rich, so he had a lot of time on his hands to parade

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around with an umbrella over his head, attempting

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to show our society that, you know, it's perfectly

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acceptable for a man to carry one. Now,

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he reportedly endured taunting and teasing

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from everybody who saw him, but he was undaunted.

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He was like, No, I will champion

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the umbrella. So he went everywhere. Rain

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or shine with his open umbrella. And it went on

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for 30 years. But by the end of his

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life, umbrellas were actually

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used by men because it made

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sense. Businessmen had to hire a coach

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to take them around London, which is always raining,

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right? But he simply walked around with an umbrella

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to kept his fancy suit dry. So the guys

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were like, Well, maybe there's something there,

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so 30 years on by the end of this guy's

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life. Umbrellas were actually referred

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to as headways as a reference to

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him, because that's the Sun. And they also

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started carrying. And so today, umbrellas

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are for everybody. But just know, once upon

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a time, umbrellas were only for

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the women. Sure,

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Jesy's bet you didn't know.