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title: "Why was a pillow made?"  
description: "A short explanation about the origin of pillow and it's facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-14  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2886/why-was-a-pillow-made  
category: "science and history"  
tags: ["pillow", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why was a pillow made?

![Why was a pillow made](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/1fe703d3-cb31-4b81-8a54-2724995a1b17/images/608b23c4-e22f-417f-97c0-fe5fcd64a1df.jpeg) ![Why was a pillow made](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/1fe703d3-cb31-4b81-8a54-2724995a1b17/images/076c1203-26ff-44d4-a87c-aba887197f35.jpeg) Pillows can be traced back to roughly 7,000 BC in ancient Mesopotamia. ![Why was a pillow made](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/1fe703d3-cb31-4b81-8a54-2724995a1b17/images/30c6ff0c-7956-46fd-9e74-6d34a575d8ff.jpeg) The first pillows were formed of stone and were intended to protect insects and other pests from getting into people's hair, lips, ears, and noses. ![Why was a pillow made](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/1fe703d3-cb31-4b81-8a54-2724995a1b17/images/252ee8c6-ed67-4811-b427-2ffcef27a676.jpeg) It also used to provide head and neck support, which can aid enhance sleep quality. ![Why was a pillow made](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/1fe703d3-cb31-4b81-8a54-2724995a1b17/images/7969b8c8-3e8f-468f-a0a2-f51192bb550b.jpeg) It evolved over time, becoming more comfortable and created from a range of materials such as straw, reeds, feathers, and down. ![Why was a pillow made](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/1fe703d3-cb31-4b81-8a54-2724995a1b17/images/a289b9dc-aaa5-4579-929c-8b373058ee29.jpeg) Industrial Revolution era in pillow production increased price & accessibility through introduction of novel materials such as synthetic fibres & foam

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