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Fun Facts – 30 October 2013

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Fun Fact #1

In the 1920s, the one-piece swim suit was all the fashion. These suits, called "Tank Suits" covered all of the upper body but still bared the arms. The name came from the "tank" – meaning a pool or body of water – the women swam in.

Today we call sleeveless tops for men and women "tank tops", this is reminiscent of the "tank suit" days.

Fun Fact #2

The colour orange was named after the fruit, not the other way around. Before then, the English-speaking world referred to the orange colour as geoluhread, which literally translates to "yellow-red".