John Griogair Bell's Blog

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AlterNet: A Social History of the Bra

“The bra was invented by an engineer of German extraction called Onto Titzling in 1912.”

(tags: history costume fashion culture)
mental_floss magazine – Where Knowledge Junkies Get Their Fix

(tags: Daily magazine)
Most successful pirate was beautiful and tough – CNN.com

(tags: feminism history pirates articles China)