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發明現代胸罩的女人的名字是 Caresse Crosby，出生於 Mary Phelps Jacob。 1910 年，19 歲的克羅斯比正準備參加舞會。 那個時候通常的內衣是緊身胸衣。 但它真的不適合她的裙子，因為它是透明的，緊身胸衣露出來。 於是，她讓女僕拿來兩條手帕、一些絲帶、一根針和一些線。 她的設計有肩帶，下角係有環繞式鞋帶，系在女人的前面，使她可以穿在後面剪得很低的禮服。 當她在 1914 年獲得專利時，它是“露背胸罩”。    

古时候的印度曾流行一种怪俗：如果在婚礼前未婚妻不幸去世，那么她的新郎官则要完成自己铁定的职责：同死去的未婚妻交媾。（印度新郎官口味略重）  

Margaret A. Wilcox, born in 1838, was a mechanical engineer. It was against the law for women to file patents until the late 19th century, so Margaret had to file hers under her husband's name. But in 1893 she was granted a patent in her own name and it was for the car heater. Traveling by car in the cold wasn’t pleasant. Margaret’s idea was that the air should be directed from the engine of the car to warm the fingers of the driver. Her invention was flawed because the temperature could not be regulated, but the design still was a good basis to make improvements to that lead to the modern-day car heater.  

 

 

 

    The Argentinosaurus is a genus of humongous sauropod dinosaurs that used to live during the Late Cretaceous period (66-100 million years ago) in present-day Argentina. They are characterized by their gargantuan size, estimated to have hind legs as tall as 15 feet (4.5 meters), a trunk length of 23 feet (7 meters), and an overall body length of 98 feet (30 meters). Oh, and their estimated weight is around 60 to 100 tons. In context, 98 feet, their length, is about half the height of the Leaning Tower of Pisa or two times as tall as the Hollywood sign. And the weight—ten to sixteen times more than your average elephant.