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10 FUN FACTS ABOUT T-SHIRTS

1. T-shirt Name

It is named from the “T” shape of its sleeves and body. It’s kinda obvious but just in case you didn’t know…you learnt it right here 😊

2. For Him Only 

Originally, t-shirts were a type of clothing meant only for men. As a result, it was popular among men for decades.

3. From Undergarments to T-shirts 

Believe it…T-shirts were originally worn as undergarments. In the 19th century, the labourers in America cut their jumpsuits to keep cool in warmer months of  the year. The one-piece suit (known as “long underwear”) was cut into top and bottom garments. 

4. Wizard Of Oz T-shirt

In 1939, one of the earliest printed T-shirt was produce for the Wizard of Oz Movie. 

5. International T-shirt Day

Yep….there is such a thing!! It’s celebrated on the first day of Summer (June 20th in the United States and June 21st in Europe).

6. World Most Expensive T-shirt 

Priced at US $400,000, this superlative luxury T-shirt earn the bragging rights as the most pricey on the globe. It’s made of cotton with a set of 16 diamonds (about nine carats) sewn in. Wow!!!

7. On average, a person owns 27 t-shirts!!!

8. In the 1920s, T-shirt became an official American-English word in the Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary.

9. The word “T-shirt” was first used in 1920 by author F. Scott Fitzgerald in his novel, “This Side of Paradise.”  It didn’t become popular until many years later, in the 1930s when T-Shirts were labelled “skivvies” and “jimshirts.”

10. In 1984, the BBC banned the song “Relax” by Frankie Goes To Hollywood for being too sexual. Record label owner Paul Morley defied the BBC by putting the song’s words on a line of T-Shirts in capital letters. The “FRANKIE SAYS RELAX” tee was worn by everyone from Jennifer Anniston to Homer Simpson.

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