A woman from the United Kingdom (UK) received $37,700 for wearing sports shoes at her workplace. Yes, you read it right, but there's a twist. The now 20-year-old Elizabeth Benassi joined Maximus ...

A UK-based firm reportedly fired a teenager for wearing sports shoes at work. Two years later, the company was held accountable for victimising the employee and asked to pay her 29,187 pounds ...

Not only were they lightweight and comfortable, unlike other shoes they enabled the wearer to move around without being heard. Because of this, they became known as 'sneakers', and in 1917 the Keds ...