In the Old Days

What did people use for money in the past?
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What did people use for CD players in the past?

What did people use for the bandages in the past?

The Chinese invented paper and printing. Before paper money and coins, people used to trade for things they needed. Later, they began to use shells, jewels, or tea leaves.
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In 1877, Thomas Edison recorded human speech for the first time. For many years, people used to play records made of plastic on gramophones.
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Earle Dickson invented the Band-Aid in 1920. Before that, people had different ways to protect a wound. They used to chew up leaves and put them in the wound, put in spider webs, or pack the cut with sawdust.
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The first umbrellas were for shade from the sun, not for rain. People used to make them from palm leaves, feathers, or paper. Later, they put oil on the paper to keep rain from coming through.
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