Stairs were invented about two hundred years before anyone thought of going down them.
From the History desk. Fact No. 025, printed Friday, November 13, 2026.
False
The first staircases had people waiting patiently at the top for generations. The second half of the invention was greeted with a festival that lasted a week.
Fig. 1. A flight of stairs in section, after the Chronicle of Upward Progress.Correction: This diagram shows something that is not true.