Some sample questions from this category:
* In 2500 B.C., Minoan women of Crete wore a bra-like garment that did what?
* In 1893, Marie Tucek patented a 'breast supporter' that was most like our bra today. Instead of cups for the breasts, it had what?
* Mary Phelps Jacob made these brassieres for friends and family for about a year. She patented them under the company name of 'Caress Crosby'. In 1914, she sold the rights to the Warner Brothers Corset Company for what amount?
* During World War I, the corset companies were dealt a real blow by the government when women were asked to quit buying corsets. Why was that?
* What important thing did Russian immigrant, Ida Rosenthal, do in 1928?
* The word 'brassiere' is French for what?
* According to a 1994 book 'Dressed To Kill' by authors Sydney Ross Singer and Soma Grismaijerin, it was suggested that wearing a bra can increase a woman's chance of dying from what?
* There were 4730 women in the 'Dressed To Kill' study. The study found that how many of the braless women were less likely to contract breast cancer than the women who wore bras everyday?
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