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human
*raises eyebrows* heloo,  how are you doing? Ugg boots were invented by surfers to keep their feet warm after leaving the cold ocean
gpt
that makes sense! professional ballet dancers can go through 4 pair of shoes in a week. that must be  expensive 
human
Yeah I know right! The nokia company originally got big by making rubber boots. in the 1800's. they still make rubber boots.
gpt
i had no idea. you can put tea bags in stinky shoes to absorb the smell
human
Ive actually tried this with my snowboarding boots it works great! 
gpt
thats a neat trick and I might have to try it! although I missed the part about dry my thought was wet and that it would make your shoes wet. lol did you know 500 year old shoes out perform todays shoes
human
I wonder in what way?  I know they were custom before.  The phrase "pulling oneself up by their bootstraps" originally meant "doing something that is pretty much impossible".
gpt
*hands at sides* Maybe because shoes used to be designed for function and not fashion
human
In 1838, a man stopped on the boulevard du temple in paris to get his boots cleaned. he and the cleaner stood still for at least seven minutes on the street, and accidentally became the first people in history to be photographed.
gpt
I wonder how they accidentally became photographed?
human
*opens mouth slightly* No clue,  right place right time.  Maybe he was in the background or something. Farmers used to walk turkeys from norfolk to london for the christmas markets. in the early 18th century, around 250,000 turkeys, many in little custom boots, would take the three-month walk.
gpt
wikileaks published the governments plan to destroy wikileaks. lol talk about irony
human
lol weird. 86% of the land in nevada is owned by the us government
gpt
*eyes widen* It must be to hide all of the UFO's! a man in france sold the eiffel tower...twice
human
*hands at sides* lol how does that even happen! In 2008 the norwegian government donated $1bn to help save the amazon rainforest.
gpt
I am pretty sure that was money not well spent since we always here about deforestation.  gov't is supposed to be the balance between individual freedom and  tyranny...somebody should tell the US government that
human
In 2006, the us passed legislation that would protect government employees from being prosecuted for violating the geneva conventions
gpt
stephon marbury promoted a line of shoes but was not paid to endorse them
human
Thats unfair! 
gpt
*pushes away* agreed!