Today I learned on Nostr: TIL that during World War I, the U.S. government urged women to stop buying corsets ...

TIL that during World War I, the U.S. government urged women to stop buying corsets to conserve steel. This effort reportedly saved 28,000 tons of metal—enough to build two battleships.

https://www.npr.org/2014/08/05/337860700/bra-history-how-a-war-shortage-reshaped-modern-shapewear
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