The largest feet in the world belong to a Mr Matthew McGrory
who lives in America whose feet are a whopping size 28½
(US size). The 7ft4in resident of Florida, USA has to fork
out a massive $22,745 for a pair of shoes to fit his unusually
large feet.
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The record for the most feet sniffed belongs to a Madeline
Albrecht, Cincinatti, Ohio, USA. So far, throughout her career
working for a research company testing footcare products for
Scholl, Madeline has sniffed approximately 5,600 feet.
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The Achilles tendon located in the heel
of the foot was named after one of the most famous mythical
characters from Ovid's 'Illiad'. In an attempt to immortalize
her son, Thetis (Achilles' Mother) dipped Achilles into the
River Styx, holding him by his ankle. Therefore his ankle
became the only part of his body capable of sustaining a mortal
wound. This is why he strongest tendon in the foot acquired
the name of Achilles tendon.
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The average person walks about 10,000 steps a day.
During a lifetime it is thought that a person has walked enough
steps top have traveled around the planet more than 4 times,
which is approximately 115,000 miles!
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| 25% of bones in the human body are located in the feet,
which are made up from 52 bones.
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| Shopping for shoes is best done in the afternoon,
when your feet have swollen a little. Then you can be sure
that your new shoes will fit your feet at all times, and don't
pinch.When trying on new shoes, make sure you stand up and
walk about in them to check how supportive and comfortable
they are.
Try both shoes on as most people tend to
have one foot larger than the other. Therefore you are better
to get a pair that fits the larger foot, since shoes are only
sold in matched sizes.
The feet can be one of the most indicative
signs of an individual's health. Early symptoms for diabetes,
arthritis and circulatory problems can often show themselves
initially in the feet.
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| Women suffer from four times as many problems
than men. This is believed to be a result of their choice
of footwear, which usually consists shoes with narrow toes
and high heels.
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| It is important that women wear correctly
fitting footwear as on average they walk 3 miles further every
day than the opposite sex.
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| The feet contain approximately 250,000 sweat glands that
excrete as much as half a pint of moisture every day.
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| In China during the early 10th century, foot binding was
seen as a sign of beauty and was practiced by all social classes.
Foot binding was a tradition in which the toes were tightly
wrapped in cloth breaking the bones and curling the foot under.
After a number of years performing this ritual from about
the age of 5 onwards, the front and back of the foot would
be forced together to give the impression of small dainty
feet. Prospective mothers in law would inspect a girl's feet
to see whether she was suitable for marriage to her son.
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| It is estimated by scientists and historians that the
first shoes were created during the ice age 5000,000 years
ago and were made from animal skins.
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The ancient Greek philosopher Socrates once claimed "When
our feet hurt, we hurt all over".
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