Factual Friday

It's Friday! And that means that its time for the top ten facts of the week! This week we will be on a random topic that has nothing to do with anything else in this blog: CLOTHES

10. There is a bra that doubles as a gas mask. It’s meant to be snapped off and put over the mouth in the event of an emergency.

9. When Disneyland opened in 1955, it had a lingerie store right on Main Street, called Hollywood-Maxwell Intimate Apparel. It included an animatronic figure called the Wizard of Bras. WHAT?!?!

 8. According to Icelandic folklore, if you don’t get new clothes to wear for Christmas, there is a giant Yule Cat that will eat you.

7. Up until around 1910, it was totally common for little boys to wear dresses until they were around 5 or 6.

6. After its modern debut, the bikini was banned in Belgium, Italy, Spain, and Australia, and it was declared a sin by the Vatican.

5. Designer Rudi Gernreich took the bikini to the next level in the 1960s with the monokini, which was a one-piece swimsuit with a completely exposed top.  (No Pictures For This One :))

4. Barbie’s first outfit? A black-and-white striped one-piece swimsuit.

3. A man designed GPS-programmable shoes that are activated by — you guessed it — clicking your heels together three times.

2. The world’s longest wedding dress has a train that’s 1.85 miles long. It required approximately three miles of taffeta and 18 feet of lace to produce. Crazy.

1. The first high heels were worn by both men and women. Men wore them because the heel allowed for extra stability when riding horses — it kept the foot secure in stirrups. By around 1740, the trend had died out. 

And that was it, tune in again on Sunday for Science Sunday and next Tuesday for Turbulence Tuesday!

Thank-You For Reading!