21 Supposedly Modern Pieces of Technology That Are Actually Quite Old
‘Canned food was invented in the 1770s, decades before the can opener’
If someone asks you, “If you could travel to any point in time, what would you choose?” and you don't select a date in the future, you're freaking kidding yourself. You think you could survive an hour without your phone? What about a car? Or modern medical technology? Or readily available snacks? You can hardly get through the day as it is, and you live in the era of ice cream.
If you choose wisely, though, you can journey to a past that's not only free of dating apps but also provides all the supposedly modern comforts to which you've become accustomed. It turns out a lot of them are a lot older than you think — including ice cream. That's why one Reddit user asked r/AskReddit, “What invention is way older than people think?”
