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215 jeans can be made with one bale of cotton. Annually 7 million tons of textiles and clothing is thrown out. Out of this, only 12% is used again or recycled. Castaways Travel, a Houston-area travel agency, offers an all-nude flight to Cancun Mexico. Once the plane reaches cruising altitude, you are allowed to take off all your clothes and roam about the cabin. During the 60's, the women's liberation movement denounced bras as a symbol of servitude and encouraged bra burning rallies. Early sewing machines were destroyed by mobs or workers who felt their jobs were threatened by automation. In the mid 1600's, perfume gloves were popular in France. More than $1 billion is spent each year on neck ties in the United States Researchers have developed odourless socks. The sock fabric is made by attaching molecules that contain chlorine called halamines to textile fibers Silk was developed in China were it was kept a secret for more than two thousands years. Anyone found trying to smuggle silkworm eggs or cocoons out of the country was immediately put to death.