World History
World War I helped popularize the modern bra.
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For nearly 400 years, women in Western Europe and North America were expected to wear corsets beneath their clothing — restrictive, binding bustiers that cinched at the waist and opened toward the chest to accentuate the natural curves of the body. This all changed around the First World War, when a shortage of metal, the dominant material in corsets, led to a redistribution of resources as well as a cultural shift. Steel went toward planes and tanks and other military equipment, and American women went to work in factories to contribute to the war effort. ...Read More
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World HistoryFact0The Easter Island “heads” have bodies buried in the ground.
As time took its toll, the statues’ lower halves became increasingly hidden by sediment and rock.
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World HistoryArticle05 Little-Known Facts About D-Day
Not long after the United States entered World War II in December 1941, Allied leaders began to plan an invasion of Nazi-occupied France.
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World HistoryFact0Stonehenge was designed to frame the sunset on the winter solstice.
On the winter solstice, the sun currently falls behind one of the site’s several trilithons, creating a picture-perfect framing.
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World HistoryFact0During the French Revolution, most of the country did not speak French.
Instead, a majority of French people spoke local dialects.
