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The modern version of flip-flops that we’re familiar with today is a version of Japanese Zori that was brought to the US around World War II. https://receptionflipflops.com/blogs/news/the-history-of-flip-flops?srsltid=AfmBOorcE6TDoC_AZJyxUQa30ufiwif7ZKx7vv6NoaPvXCw1ZNFOsC-8
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The modern version of flip-flops that we’re familiar with today is a version of Japanese Zori that was brought to the US around World War II. https://receptionflipflops.com/blogs/news/the-history-of-flip-flops?srsltid=AfmBOorcE6TDoC_AZJyxUQa30ufiwif7ZKx7vv6NoaPvXCw1ZNFOsC-8 -
The shoe became more popular in the 1960s when they were worn as beach or poolside shoes. https://www.spartanpodiatry.com/blog/item/283-the-history-of-flip-flops -
Mr. Barber, famed wearer of flip flops, and popularizing them in central Virginia, is born -
Jimmy Buffett writes Margaritaville, including "I blew out a flip flop" -
In 1984, brothers Fernando and Santiago Aguerre founded REEF out of their love for the beach and surfing. They wanted to make high-quality, ultra-comfortable products that fit their lifestyle, so they created sandals that could effortlessly take them from the beach to the streets and everywhere in between.
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Sanuk, a company with the Thai word for "fun," is founded -
Tropical Smoothie Cafe declared the first Wednesday after Memorial Day to be National Flip Flop Day in order to get Americans to "embrace summer" https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-flip-flop-day-first-wednesday-after-memorial-day -
Historians agree that Obama wearing flip flops was the first time they could remember seeing the leader of the free world in a public setting, wearing flip flops Read more: http://nation.foxnews.com/culture/2011/01/05/appropriate-obama-becomes-first-flip-flop-president#ixzz2ZO1xz8QDhttp://nation.foxnews.com/culture/2011/01/05/appropriate-obama-becomes-first-flip-flop-president -
UC San Diego students and researchers have produced the world’s first algae-based, renewable flip flops. Researchers hope they will be a projected cost of $3 a pair, the impact of this campus innovation could be revolutionary, changing the world for the better environmentally. 3 billion petroleum-based flip flops are produced worldwide each year, eventually ending up as non-biodegradable trash in landfills, rivers and oceans around the globe. -
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These short socks provide the necessary protection for toes and toe tops while leaving your heels out where they can breathe.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/toe-koozies-81356952/