Fun Fact of the day...

Seven things that came out of World War I that are used daily in today's world but were not previously used before the Great War:

Wristwatches: Before the war, only women wore them because men used pocketwatches.

Pilates: Joseph Pilates invented this when he was at an internment camp on the Isle of Man to help those confined to their beds. He eventually opened a studio in New York City in 1925.

Trench Coats: Were developed for British officers to keep them warm and dry in the trenches. Both Burberry and Aquascutum claim to have invented the coat, but it was only modified, not actually invented, by the companies. There were similar coats before the war.

Plastic Surgery: It was brought to

Britain by Dr. Harold Gillis to rebuild the faces of soldiers injured in the war. He started his plastic surgery unit in 1916.

Zippers: While there had been various designs for a zipper, it was not until Gideon Sundback, a Swedish American inventor, perfected the design and sold them to the United States Military, where they were a hit.

Kotex: During the war, the Kimberly-Clark company discovered a material called Cellucotton, which was more absorbent than cotton, and began using it to manufacture surgical dressings. Unknown to them, Red Cross nurses found it extremely useful during women's menstruation cycles as it was more absorbent than what they had been using. After the war, the company began to manufacture sanitary pads, and the rest is history.

Kleenex: Was initially produced as a surgical material by Kimberly-Clark, and after the war, it was marketed as a way to take makeup off, but people discovered it was very useful for blowing your nose. The company changed its tactics and began marketing it as tissue paper for blowing your nose.

**Thank you to History Facts, which first published this with more information.