10 Simple Things That Aren’t As Old As You Think

(via Listverse) Modern life is full of simple conveniences. It’s easy to forget that we had to cope without them not too long ago. From our plates to our chairs, some of the simplest things we use daily owe their existence to the explosion of leisure and luxury that followed World War II. Even simple tools like forks, which we assume must have been around forever, were only introduced to Western and Northern Europe in the last couple of centuries. Listverse rounded up 10 of the most surprising simple things that are not as old as you think.