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M7178 TIL that sea bathing became popular in the 1700s -- women would wear loose gowns and sometimes had lead weights sewn in so that the gown did not float up in order to maintain their modesty
epVlJ TIL that the origins of the white wedding dress can be traced back to Queen Victoria’s marriage to her first cousin, Prince Albert, in 1840. They were married for 21 years until his death on December 14, 1861.
epBDD TIL that the first-ever recorded reference to a prom was found in the 1894 journal of a male Amherst student. It recounted an invitation for a special trip to a formal dance at neighboring Smith College, which is an all-female school. "Prom" was originally short for "promenade".