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One of the Most Common Pieces of Modern Clothing Debuted in ‘The Wizard of Oz’

In day-to-day life, anywhere outside a military base, there’s probably one piece of clothing that you see more than any other. One that, I would bet, will never slow in popularity because of the combination of style and comfort it provides. I’m talking about the classic graphic T-shirt. At this point, it’s practically its own discipline of clothing production, with plenty of companies producing nothing else. I’m wearing one right now, and odds are good you might be too. 

And yet, it didn’t exist until one, minuscule section of the iconic 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz. It’s such an offhand appearance that it’s unlikely even Oz-heads remember it — especially because it’s hidden in the parade of intoxicating visuals that’s Dorothy and friends’ first visit to the land of Oz.

Why Every World Map You’ve Ever Seen Is Probably Wrong

Take a look at the map below. It probably seems to you like everything’s in order. That’s no fault of yours, given that the world maps you’ve looked at, whether in your high-school geography class or in the poster collection of someone who wants to appear worldly, are wildly inaccurate. 

Don’t worry, the issue doesn’t lie in which countries connect and where. It’s not like Mexico’s been attached to New Zealand this whole time and nobody told you.

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