6 Facts That You Might Not Know About T-Shirts

There are different types of clothes in the various countries. But there is one common thing in most of the country that is T-Shirt. This is a familiar thing to most of the people. They are cost efficient and comfortable. You will also see most of the superstars wear T-Shirts in different functions. There are so many companies all around the world that are producing high-quality T-Shirts. Seities Apparel is one of them that are producing high-quality T-Shirts in the UK. But do you know there are some interesting facts about T-shirts? Today I am going to share some amazing facts about it that are unknown to most of the people.

1. When the Name Registered

Do you know when the word t-shirt has included in the dictionary? This first appeared in the Merriam-Webster dictionary. It was 1920 when the name officially added to the dictionary. In the same time, there were some other books that included the word t-shirt as an official name.

2. First Use

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The first surprising thing about T-Shirt is, this is a version of underwear. It was started by the army persons. They were using T-Shirt as underwear to use under the uniform. They began using it not for styles; rather they wore a t-shirt as a necessity of them.

3. Officially Printed

In the first few days, the t-shirt was only underwear, and there were no commercial t-shirts for the general people. But after a few years, the first promotional t-shirt was printed. It was 1939 when t-shirt was officially printed for commercial purpose for a movie. The name of the movie is "The Wizard of Oz." Now there are so many brands that are producing different types of t-shirts.

4. Made of Cotton

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Have you noticed that you stay comfortable with a t-shirt in the summer? Maybe you have a question that, what is the material of t-shirt? Most of the t-shirts are made of cotton. As cotton absorb the sweat from our body, we stay cool. Also, air passes in t-shirt easily. Because of the material, they are also lightweight, and you feel that you haven’t worn any cloth.

5. Number of Cotton Farms

There are almost 35,000 cotton farms only in the USA. Most of the cotton of those farms use in the making of the t-shirt. T-shirts are made of recycled cotton, and it prevents over five billion tons of textile waste every year from the mixing with soil. That means they are eco-friendly.

6. Number of Selling Unit

Can you guess the number of t-shirts that printed in each year all over the world? Well, tough the accurate number is difficult to count but according to some statistics, in every year, 2 billion t-shirts printed all over the world in different manufacturer companies.