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A man in a baseball hat sits in a yellow hammock in a park. — A man relaxes in a hammock as he enjoys the sunny weather in Volkspark Friedrichshain, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Berlin, Germany, May 9, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

This story was published on our Quartz Weekly Obsession newsletter, an interactive email on the fascinating histories of everyday ideas

By Lila MacLellan

Quartz at Work senior reporter

Published July 14, 2021

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