laundry, n.Trivia

Laundry accounts for 21% of a family's indoor water usage.

Laundry is a big time suck --- tvery week, the average American family does 8–10 loads.

Laundry was done by early sailors by throwing bags full of dirty clothes overboard in a tethered bag which they dragged behind the ship.

Cold water is just as effective as warm water at washing clothes while using 75% less energy.

Laundry isn't done by astronauts at the International Space Station. Rather, dirty clothes are incinerated and jettisoned into space.

Laundry is not a new phenomenon, but before the 1800s, people soaked their clothes in a mixture of ashes and urine.

The coat hanger was invented by Thomas Jefferson

Dirty laundry is nastier than you think --- the grime in average load of laundry weighs about as much as a Snicker's.