Skateboarding is winning people’s hearts all over the world and has now even made it to the Olympics, but the sport hasn’t been around for as long as you might think. Skateboarding appeared in the 1950s and was actually invented by surfers. The first skateboard was made of wood and was flat, red, and had steel wheels. After the first competition, the sport got so popular that the same year 50 million skateboards were sold. What makes skateboarding so popular with millions of people?

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