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Thursday, May 20, 2021

The Ridiculous Reason Most Women's Clothes Don't Have Real Pockets

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If you've ever hit the ski slopes rocking a warm garment that covers your face and neck, you've worn a balaclava. Did you know that it was named for Balaclava, a Crimean village near Sebastopol? Soldiers who fought in the Crimean War — sometimes referred to as the Battle of Balaclava — were known to keep warm with the knitted headgear.

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The Ridiculous Reason Most Women's Clothes Don't Have Real Pockets

 

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What word of five letters has one left when two are removed?
 
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