{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Nicopoulos","provider_url":"https:\/\/nicopoulos.ca\/en\/","author_name":"robert","author_url":"https:\/\/nicopoulos.ca\/en\/author\/robert\/","title":"Did You Know? The Surprising Origins of Sunglasses","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Ur4fXjQ3Q1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nicopoulos.ca\/en\/did-you-know-the-surprising-origins-of-sunglasses\/\">Did You Know? The Surprising Origins of Sunglasses<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/nicopoulos.ca\/en\/did-you-know-the-surprising-origins-of-sunglasses\/embed\/#?secret=Ur4fXjQ3Q1\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Did You Know? The Surprising Origins of Sunglasses&#8221; &#8212; Nicopoulos\" data-secret=\"Ur4fXjQ3Q1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/nicopoulos.ca\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/nicopoulos.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/glasseshistory.jpg","thumbnail_width":1920,"thumbnail_height":1280,"description":"Today, sunglasses are a staple of fashion and eye protection. From stylish designer frames to performance sports eyewear, we often think of sunglasses as a modern accessory. But the history of these tinted lenses is far older and more surprising than most people realize. In fact, the very first \"sunglasses\" weren\u2019t about fashion at all\u2014they were born out of necessity, survival, and secrecy."}