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Skateboards were invented by Californian surfers who wanted to surf when the waves were flat.

First appeared1950 (76 yrs ago)

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Skateboards were invented by Californian surfers who wanted to surf when the waves were flat.

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big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago
water4.4 bn yrs ago
gluec. 200,000 yrs ago
skateboard1950