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Garments, and the way in which they are worn and the material they are made from

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Does "dressing for the job you want" help promotion?

There is a saying: Dress for the job you want, not the one you have. I have always understood this as implying that this is a way to help attain "the job you want". This article references a fairly recent poll from executives, but I'm not sure how…
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Should I refrain from putting my clothes to dry outside on a full moon?

This website (French) explains: N'étendez jamais votre linge de couleur un soir de pleine lune. En effet, ces nuits sont plus froides que les autres et font poindre une rosée contenant du peroxyde d'hydrogène, composant qui décolore le linge. My…
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Did Gigi Wu ("bikini climber") die of hypothermia because she was only wearing a bikini?

Example claim from a verified Facebook user: So you're saying we shouldn't walk around on top of steep mountains while wearing…
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Are Germans buying anti-rape "safety shorts"?

From The Express: Safe shorts to STOP women joggers suffering SEX ATTACKS in Germany are sold out, January 1 2017: AN ENTREPRENEUR from Germany has created trousers with the aim of protecting women from possible sex attacks while they are out…
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Are high temperatures the cause of nudity being not unusual amongst the Daasanach?

From the second page of I Photographed Women In 60 Countries To Change The Way We See Beauty: Her tribe is called the Daasanach. With the high temperatures here, nudity is not unusual. Amongst the Daasanach, is nudity not unusual, and are high…
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Does Heattech clothing generate heat?

Uniqlo sells HEATTECH heat-generating clothing. When HEATTECH absorbs body moisture, tiny droplets generate heat. Thermographs clearly show that HEATTECH maintains more warmth, more evenly over your body, than 100% cotton. Is this just a…
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Does commercially-produced cotton cloth contain unhealthy chemicals that cause fertility problems?

The article Czy Twoje ubrania Cię trują? "Wchłaniamy chemię przez skórę. Stąd np. problemy z płodnością" (Do your clothes poison you? "We absorb chemicals through the skin, hence, for example, fertility problems") is in the website of a popular…
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Are retail clothing prices going down significantly enough to impact the used clothing market?

This article at Bloomberg claims that "...new clothes are becoming as cheap as used ones, and poor countries are turning their backs on the secondhand trade". It also says that "...The tide of secondhand clothes keeps growing even as the markets to…
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Is this weather forecast from Sweden?

Made prominent by Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) with 7K Retweets and 9K Likes, but also retweeted by Lalo Dagach and others: The weather forecast in Sweden vs the weather forecast in Iraq. An identical video can be seen at Weather Presenter :…
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Are Muslim headscarves banned in France?

@ShujaRabbani (9 January 2015, 528 retweets, 467 favorites) If France wants to prove her honesty in believing in their 'Freedom', show us that you will not force Muslim women to take off their scarves Saladin Ahmed (8 January 2015, 2976…
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Does organic cotton use less water than conventional cotton?

In The Guardian's article Cotton production linked to images of the dried up Aral Sea basin, it's claimed that organic cotton uses less water than conventional cotton. “Conventional cotton (as opposed to organic cotton) has got to be one of the…
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For people with high body odor, is it better to wear cotton or microfiber?

For people with high body odor, is it better to wear cotton or microfiber? It's a tough question as there is a good argument for both sides. Argument in favor of cotton: As it has lower breathability, it would better absorb the sweat letting less…
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Does Bamboo Charcoal clothes help to improve one's health?

GreenYarn sel a number of products, such as clothing with bamboo charcoal particles are embedded in the fiber. They claim: Health: Bamboo charcoal absorbs chlorine in water and let minerals out, making your skin smooth. Also, the charcoal…
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Does high dryer heat shrink clothes?

The general consensus on the internet (if you Google around, visit forums, Yahoo! answers, some from people who claim to work in the laundering business) is that high dryer heat causes clothes to shrink. But I recently came across this Washington…
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Does snapping clothes before placing them in the dryer improve their drying?

I've been told that I shouldn't just take clothes out of the washing machine and put them directly in the drier without first snapping them to get them to become uncrumpled. I have tried both ways and anectodally don't see any difference. I was…
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