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Strange threadfellows: How the U.S. military shaped what we all wear

2025-12-10 00:00:00 +0000 UTC ·36m 10s ·by NPR
Strange threadfellows: How the U.S. military shaped what we …
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From nuclear fission to GPS to the internet, it’s common knowledge that many of the most resource intensive technologies of the last century got their start as military R&D projects in government-funded labs. But as Avery Trufelman explains in her fashion history podcast, Articles of Interest , the