Ten Things You Might Not Know About Sunglasses

While their invention dates back thousands of years – prehistoric Inuit tribes used walrus ivory glasses with thin fissures to block sunbeams – sunglasses only became widely popular in the early 1920s when Hollywood stars began to wear them to hide from fans. Since then, when entrepreneur Sam Foster sold the first mass-produced pairs on the beaches of New Jersey in the late 20s, sunglasses have developed into a must-have accessory. From Audrey Hepburn’s cat-eyed Oliver Goldsmiths to Steve…