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Denim 101: without chemistry, your favorite pair of jeans would be singing the blues.(PHYSICAL: CHEMISTRY)

Science World | February 6, 2006 | Copyright

DID YOU KNOW?

* According to a survey by Cotton Inc., the average American owns 8.:3 pairs of jeans. The average American teen, however, owns 11 pairs. Americans between ages 16 and 24 wear denim jeans or shorts 4.6 times per week.

* Until the 1960s, jeans were called "waist overalls."

* It takes approximately 6,814 liters (1,800 gallons) of water to grow enough cotton to make one pair of blue jeans.

* What does it take to create a typical pair of Levi's[R][degrees] 501[R] jeans? Approximately 1.6 meters (1.75 yards) of denim, 195 meters (213…

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