Random Facts!

Literature

Interesting and surprising facts, figures and more…

Haabaa Brain Teaser

September 16, 2006

First roller skater

Filed under: People, Records, History — piotrek @ 1:59 pm

In the 1760s, John Joseph Merlin demonstrated this invention of his while playing the violin at a masquerade ball. Unfortunately, he crashed into an expensive mirror, destroying it and nearly himself. He had invented roller skates :-)

• • •
 

No Comments »

No comments yet.

RSS feed for comments on this post. | TrackBack URI

Leave a comment

Haabaa Brain Teaser aka H3B is a collection of facts, information and trivial to entertain, inform and hopefully boost your brain. If you have a trivial you will like to contribute please contact us.
Haabaa