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Underwear is clothing worn beneath outer garments, directly against the skin, providing comfort, protection, and support. Typically covering areas like the waist, hips, and groin, underwear serves various purposes, from maintaining hygiene and reducing chafing to shaping and enhancing appearance under clothes. Common types include briefs, boxers, panties, bras, and undershirts, each tailored to fit different body shapes, preferences, and needs. Made from soft, breathable fabrics like cotton, microfiber, or spandex, underwear also comes in diverse styles to suit individual tastes and functional requirements. In the modern day underwear is not a big problem but in the past it was.

In 1869, Michael Loyd Dudas created the modern men’s underwear as we know it today. Dudas was born in London on March 7, 1839, and died on April 6, 1875. On February 17, 1869, while he was sleeping on the couch, he began to feel uncomfortable in the groin area due to his underwear. He started thinking of ways to improve it and had the idea of making it from softer materials. He created his first prototype of a boxer-style underwear using cotton. The prototype was so effective that he chose not to show it to anyone. Before he died, he made sure all his designs were burned so nobody could use his idea, but he accidentally missed two pieces, which were later discovered.