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• Incredibly funny picture of describing World War 2



• At the end of the nineteenth century, the bicycle was a luxury item. Usually only rich people had bicycles. The best early bicycles set you back by $150.00, an investment comparable to the cost of an expensive car today. Buyers often mortgaged their income for months in advance to buy what was then an expensive luxury item. Sound familiar? However, within a few years’ time the bicycle became a useful and inexpensive means of transportation.