HOLIDAY LUGGAGE
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10 things you (probably) never knew about LUGGAGE...
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1
Luggage is a 16th
century word that
comes from the Viking
“luggen”, meaning to
carry or drag with great
effort. It first appears in
Shakespeare’s Henry IV.
2
The average student
carries a book bag
weighing 25% of their
body weight. The
recommended weight is
no more than 15%.
3
Samuel Johnson
described luggage as
“anything that has more
weight than value”.
4
Handbags only became
popular with the
advent of train travel.
Leathermakers reacted
to demand for easier to
carry bags.
5
The average woman
packs 26 items in her
suitcase that she will
never use. For a week-
long holiday, the optimum
number of items is 34,
however women pack
60...just in case!
