The Boat Shoe was invented by Paul Sperry.

The sole of the shoe was modeled after his dog's paw;

the dog has no memory of this.

Men who wear Bow Ties are seen as older, smarter, brainier, and Republicaner.

This button was inspired by polo players who'd put buttons on their collars to keep them from flying up while playing.

While we're on the subject of polo, Polo Shirts were created for tennis, not polo.

But, back to buttons on collars.

Shirts with button-down collars are called button-down shirts,

but shirts that button in the front and don't have button-down collars are called button-front shirts, not button-downs.

The triangle on the front of some sweatshirts, was originally put there as extra fabric to absorb sweat.

The YKK that is on all of your zippers stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha.

And women shirts button on the opposite side as men's,

because women used to be dressed by servants, and this way the button would be in the servants right hand, as it is for men dressing themselves.

One in eight men surveyed confessed to wearing their underwear two to three times between washes,

and three of three people we just surveyed said, "Eww," after hearing that.