horses conspired to invent the internal combustion engine
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Date: July 5th, 2025 5:58 PM
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but led to massive drop in horse population. kind of like upper middle class white women have done to themselves now.
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Before cars became widespread, the United States had a very large horse population. In 1900, there were an estimated 21.5 million horses and mules in the US. This number peaked around 1920, reaching over 25 million.
Here's a more detailed breakdown:
1900: The US horse population was around 21.5 million.
1915: The carriage industry was being overtaken by automobiles, but there were still many horses in use.
1920: The equine population (including horses and mules) reached its peak at over 25 million.
1935: Even with the rise of automobiles, there were still about 3,000 buggies manufactured each year for rural areas, according to Park City Museum.
1940: The horse population had dropped to around 14 million, according to www.howardweinsteinbooks.com.
1960: The population was down to about 3 million.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741076&forum_id=2Reputation#49074638) |
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