{"id":34716,"date":"2025-10-30T00:38:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T23:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=34716"},"modified":"2025-10-30T00:38:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T23:38:26","slug":"the-genius-idea-making-life-a-little-better-every-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/?p=34716","title":{"rendered":"The Genius Idea Making Life a Little Better Every Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Internet Is Baffled by This Strange Object\u2014It\u2019s a Shoe Horn! A shoe horn may seem odd today, but it\u2019s a handy tool with a long history. Dating back to the 15th century, early shoe horns were made from horn, bone, or wood to help people slide their feet into shoes without damaging the heel. Over time, materials evolved\u2014metal during the industrial age, and later, plastic made them cheaper and more common.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34717\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some even became luxury items, crafted from silver with ornate designs. Shoe horns come in different sizes: short versions for travel, and long-handled ones ideal for those with limited mobility.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Use a Shoe Horn? | Plus Shoe Funnel and More!\" width=\"820\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NYozSPmWgx4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Beyond practicality, vintage shoe horns are now collector\u2019s items, valued for their craftsmanship and design.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Internet Is Baffled by This Strange Object\u2014It\u2019s a Shoe Horn! A shoe horn may seem odd today, but it\u2019s a handy tool with a long history. Dating back to the 15th century, early shoe horns were made from horn, bone, or wood to help people slide their feet into shoes without damaging the heel. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34716"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34718,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34716\/revisions\/34718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newzdiscover.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}