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<p><strong>Susan and GC invite you to take a “quickie” snap shot of your preferred <em>summer footwear</em>.</strong></p>
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<p>This style of footwear has been worn by the people of many cultures throughout the world, originating as early as the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egypt">ancient Egyptians</a>&nbsp;in 1,500 B.C.</p>



<p>In the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States">United States</a> the flip-flop descends from the Japanese <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C5%8Dri">zōri</a></em>, which became popular after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II">World War II</a> as soldiers brought them back from Japan. They became popular unisex summer footwear starting in the 1960s.</p>
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