I Just Learned What Bubble Wrap Was Really Invented For, And WTAF

First came the news that Stuart Little is not a mouse.

Then, I found out that Hello Kitty is not a cat, either.

And yesterday, my understanding of basic reality took another crushing blow: it turns out bubble wrap, the air-filled packaging material you’ve probably enjoyed popping between your finger and thumb, was originally meant to be used as decor.

More specifically, bubble wrap was first designed as wallpaper (yep, really).

How on Earth was bubble wrap used as wallpaper?

If you’re anything like me, disturbing thoughts of poppable walls have already entered your mind (especially tough, I imagine, for those with trypophobia).

But thankfully, inventors Alfred Fielding and his chemist business partner, Marc Chavannes,

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