At the age of 21, dressmaker Thomas Burberry established his eponymous company, initially specialising in outdoor attire. The first store opened in the same year on Winchester Street, Basingstoke. [Burberry website]
To remove a straitjacket with both back and crotch-straps, it is not necessary to be able to dislocate one's shoulders. The necessity of this ability was fictitiously created by Harry Houdini and his brother Hardeen to try to lessen the amount of competit
Although modern corsets follow the Victorian style, giving the wearer an hourglass figure, through much of European history corsets focused less on making the waist small and more on forcing the breasts higher. [wikipedia]
Twins can be either monozygotic ("identical"), meaning that they develop from one zygote, which splits and forms two embryos, or dizygotic ("fraternal"), meaning that they develop from two different eggs. In fraternal twins, each twin is fertilized by its
The dimples of Venus (aka back dimples, butt dimples) are sagittally symmetrical indentations sometimes visible on the human lower back, just superior to the gluteal cleft. They are directly superficial to the two sacroiliac joints, the sites where the sa
"LaJean Lawson, a former professor of exercise science at Oregon State University, has studied breast motion since 1985 and now works as a consultant for companies like Nike to develop better sports bra designs" [http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/t
The LG enV (pronounced "envy"), also known as the VX9900, is a Bluetooth-enabled and V CAST-ready mobile phone that includes a full "qwerty" keyboard and a 2.0 megapixel camera. It comes in three color variations: silver, orange, and green.
The oldest known image of hair braiding was traced back to a burial site during the first dynasty of Pharaoh Menes. It was a means of communication so that you could distinguish a wealth of information about another, whether they were married, mourning, o
The didgeridoo is a wind instrument developed by Indigenous Australians of northern Australia potentially within the last 1,500 years and still in widespread use today both in Australia and around the world [Wikipedia]
The folks at BeAnotherLab are creating a way for someone to experience being another gender, using PlayStation Eye cameras and Oculus Rift headsets [http://www.themachinetobeanother.org/ ]
The Volkswagen Type I (also called the Beetle or bug) was originally commissioned by Adolf Hitler, designed by Ferdinand Porsche, and is the most manufactured car of a single design platform ever.
The first jungle gym was invented in 1920 and patented by lawyer Sebastian Hinton in Chicago. It was sold under the trademarked name Junglegym. The term "monkey bars", was first documented in 1955 [wikipedia]
A half and half cookie or half moon, is a soft, sponge-cake-like shortbread which is iced on one half with vanilla fondant, and on the other half by chocolate fondant. Notably, this style cookie is often seen as a particularly "New York" snack. [Wikipedia
A crocodile clip (also alligator clip or spring clip) is a simple mechanical device for creating a temporary electrical connection, and is named for its resemblance to a crocodile's jaws. They can be used as miniature clamps to hold parts together for glu
During the 1800s being able to hire a french maid was seen as a status symbol and slightly poorer upper-class families who couldn't afford to bring a girl over from France would sometimes pay a local maid to pretend to be French.
Courgette (/kʊərˈʒɛt/) or Zucchini (/zuːˈkiːniː/) is a summer squash which can reach nearly a meter in length, but which is usually harvested at half that size or less. [wikipedia]
The first known depiction of a heart as a symbol of romantic love dates to the 1250s. It occurs in a French manuscript, where a kneeling lover offers his heart to a damsel. The heart resembles a pine-cone (the point facing upward), in accord with medieval
Although they were first allowed on the force in 1888 women in the NYPD had to wait until 1958 to train at the police academy with the men. [Wikipedia]
An explosion is a rapid increase in volume and release of energy in an extreme manner, usually with the generation of high temperatures and the release of gases. [wikipedia] :)
Small Breasts: They're sensitive, but they can handle more motion because of their size. Use your palms to cup and gently bounce her breasts during sex.
