Unusual Facts About Diapers - as part of the expert series by GeoBeats.

Here are 5 uncommon facts about diapers.

Various predecessors to the diapers, including swaddling cloths, leaves, and skins, have existed for thousands of years in various cultures.

It wasn't until the late nineteenth to early twentieth century that cloth diapers were invented and disposable ones didn't exist until the 1940s.

But in recent years, there has been a slight shift back towards cloth diapers as a more environmentally-friendly option.

Most babies do not get frequent diaper rash until they are about eight months old.

For a baby's first year of life, it will cost parents about eight hundred dollars for all the disposable diapers.