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EPISODE · Nov 9, 2025 · 5 MIN

Why Scissors Look the Way They Do

from Unusual Origins – The Strange Beginnings · host Kimberly Hollins

Episode 1 explores the 3,000-year evolution of scissors from ancient Egyptian spring models to Roman pivot designs still used today. It reveals how simple necessity shaped their ergonomic form, how

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