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  2. Birthday problem - Wikipedia

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    In probability theory, the birthday problem asks for the probability that, in a set of n randomly chosen people, at least two will share a birthday. The birthday paradox refers to the counterintuitive fact that only 23 people are needed for that probability to exceed 50%. The birthday paradox is a veridical paradox: it seems wrong at first ...

  3. The Paradox of Choice - Wikipedia

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    The Paradox of Choice – Why More Is Less is a book written by American psychologist Barry Schwartz and first published in 2004 by Harper Perennial. In the book, Schwartz argues that eliminating consumer choices can greatly reduce anxiety for shoppers. The book analyses the behavior of different types of people (in particular, maximizers and ...

  4. Fashion design - Wikipedia

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    Fashion designers in 1974 in Dresden. Fashion design is the art of applying design, aesthetics, clothing construction and natural beauty to clothing and its accessories. It is influenced by culture and different trends and has varied over time and place. "A fashion designer creates clothing, including dresses, suits, pants, and skirts, and ...

  5. Canvas - Wikipedia

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    Canvas. Canvas is an extremely durable plain-woven fabric used for making sails, tents, marquees, backpacks, shelters, as a support for oil painting and for other items for which sturdiness is required, as well as in such fashion objects as handbags, electronic device cases, and shoes.

  6. The Grateful Dead and Francis Ford Coppola are among the ...

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    At times, he wondered whether he had ruffled too many powerful feathers along the way to ever receive Kennedy Center Honors induction. “I’ve been eligible for the past 20 years, so the fact ...

  7. History of clothing and textiles - Wikipedia

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    Scraps of wool fabric from the Bronze Age and Iron Age have been found in the salt mines of Hallstatt Austria. The fabric scraps were residuals of rags used in the mines. The rags, in turn were scraps from worn out garments. The Bronze age fabrics are relatively coarse in part due to the coarse wool available from the sheep at the time.

  8. Layered clothing - Wikipedia

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    Layered clothing usually consists of three layers. They are identified as follows: [citation needed] The inner layer provides comfort by keeping the skin dry. Also called base layer or first layer. The mid layer provides warmth. Also called an insulating layer. The shell layer protects the other two layers from wind and/or water.

  9. Woven fabric - Wikipedia

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    Woven fabric is any textile formed by weaving. Woven fabrics are often created on a loom, and made of many threads woven on a warp and a weft. Technically, a woven fabric is any fabric made by interlacing two or more threads at right angles to one another. [ 1] Woven fabrics can be made of natural fibers, synthetic fibers, or a mixture of both ...