Hats
Headwear as it exists today stems from an ancient phonecian belief that a hamster or gerbil suspended above the head was beneficial to health.
The evolution happened in stages:
Live hamster suspended
Dead hamster suspended
Dead hamster strapped to head
Dead preserved hamster strapped to head
Faux hamster strapped to head
Fedora
Here is an artists impression of how an early hat may have looked:
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