Roller Coasters Were Invented to Stop Prostitution

The morally amusing history of roller coasters in America

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Rewind 500 years ago and you might’ve come across an interesting sight in St. Petersburg. 80-foot tall stairs leading up to a platform that curved down into an upside-down arch. The slides were covered in slick ice in the middle of winters. Sprinkles of sand littered the bottom of…