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Here's one more useless

Do you know anyone who needs a kick in the back? Tom Haywood from North Carolina had enough self-awareness to know he needed it and also thought other people might need a kick in the back once in a while. In 1937 he therefore built this machine, which by means of a crank gave a proper kick to the back. He started by just using it himself, but as the talk went on, he opened it to the public, and especially in the late hours, people sneaked by to get a much-needed kick. The machine is said to have also attracted celebrities such as the Baron and Baroness of Bern and the actress Lucille Ball, just as Harry S. Truman has inspected it. The machine is now on display at the North Carolina Museum of History.

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