Home economics seems antiquated – a class that teaches high school kids how to bake a cake and sew doesn’t sound super useful. But would you believe that everything from the obesity epidemic to student debt can be chalked up to home ec disappearing?

Home economics seems antiquated &ndash; a class that teaches high school kids how to bake a cake and sew doesn&rsquo;t sound super useful. But would you believe that everything from the obesity epidemic to student debt can be chalked up to home ec disappearing?

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What We Lost When We Lost Home Ec

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Once in a while someone comes up with a solution for a problem we didn’t know we had, and maybe even a problem that didn’t even exist. Even more rarely, the stars align just right so that some crackpot invention captures everyone’s imagination.

Once in a while someone comes up with a solution for a problem we didn&rsquo;t know we had, and maybe even a problem that didn&rsquo;t even exist. Even more rarely, the stars align just right so that some crackpot invention captures everyone&rsquo;s imagination.

Some Silly Inventions That Became Wildly Popular

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In this classic episode Josh and Chuck sit down and detail the complicated life of the late, great Sammy Davis Jr.

In this classic episode Josh and Chuck sit down and detail the complicated life of the late, great Sammy Davis Jr.

Selects: Sammy Davis Jr: National Treasure

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In 2014 a ferry carrying hundreds of South Korean high school students on a field trip sunk, killing almost everyone on board. Hauntingly, their deaths were fully avoidable: everyone from the dock inspector to the Coast Guard to the president failed them.

In 2014 a ferry carrying hundreds of South Korean high school students on a field trip sunk, killing almost everyone on board. Hauntingly, their deaths were fully avoidable: everyone from the dock inspector to the Coast Guard to the president failed them.

The Sewol Ferry Disaster

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