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High Heels
I ran across some strange shoes today…well actually high heels. I think the picture says it all, but there’s some interesting tidbits after the link: NYT on the Paris Fashion Week Killer Shoes...
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Strange but nice wedding rings
Intertwined wedding rings (mental floss) Mental floss has a post highlighting some weird wedding rings. There are quite a few unique designs and pictured here is one of my favorites, the intertwined...
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Wearing Light
Last night, talk show host Conan O’Brien revealed his holiday decorations (which includes Godzilla, King Kong, and the Christmas UFO) while wearing a Santa Claus beard composed of tree lights. He also...
View ArticleHumans wore clothes 170,000 years ago
A new study in to clothing lice has suggested we started wearing clothes 170,000 years ago. Humans have lived without body hair for over a million yea…
View ArticleExtreme Ironing on a Freeway
(Video Link) Extreme ironing is a sport in which people take an iron, an ironing board, and clothing to extreme locations, such as mountaintops or erupting volcanoes. Participants then proceed to...
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The History of a Cheap Dress
This article caught my eye because only a couple of days ago I explained to my daughter why pajamas were invented: because once upon a time we wanted to keep our expensive daytime clothing clean and...
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International Space Station to get a Washing Machine
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will soon get a respite from having to wear stinky clothes: NASA is commissioning a washer-dryer combo: Imagine putting dirty clothes into a washing...
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Man-Heel: High Heels for Men
Short men have been wearing discreet "lifts" for a long time, but this is something else. Behold, the "meel" or man-heel, the newest fashion trend to hit the streets. Hairy legs and stilettos? Now...
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Photoshop Before Computers Existed
You may be familiar with vintage LOL cats that actually required posing animals in human clothing and props, but you might not know just how ancient faked photographs are. Unlike today’s hoaxes, which...
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Why Do Moths Eat Clothes?
They don’t, technically. It’s actually their larvae, or caterpillars, that eat clothes, not the adult moths. It’s only a relatively small group of moths, the family Tineidae, that have any interest in...
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