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MILLIONS OF UMBRELLAS ARE SOLD EVERY YEAR – NOT BAD AT ALL FOR A PRODUCT THAT INITIALLY WAS DEVELOPED AS PROTECTION AGAINST THE SUN AND WAS REJECTED ENTIRELY BY MEN AND ENGLISHMEN. It’s so calming to experience rain from inside! It gently ripples against the window and slowly runs down the glass. But it gets unpleasant as soon as we have to go outside. Of course, we can always wear a rain coat. But what if we are surprised by rain? Hopefully, we have a small, practical helper with us: an umbrella. Usually, it is folded in the handbag. But until it reached this handy format, it had to undergo an eventfulhistory.
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