- Men originally wore heels before woman. The practice began in Iran, where horsemen found that heels helped them maintain a stable stance to shoot arrows more accurately.
- Smelly feet are not due to sweat, which is odourless. It’s actually bacteria that cause the feet to smell.
- During the Vietnam war, young men would sometimes shoot off their big toe to avoid being drafted in.
- Around 70% of all foot problems result from wearing the wrong footwear, or ill-fitting shoes. Wearing ill-fitting footwear in childhood causes the majority of these issues.
- The afternoon is the best time to shop for shoes because the feet tend to be more swollen than at other times.