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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Upstairs_Drive_5602 on 2025-07-16 08:57:01+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that the Apollo spacesuits were designed and hand-stitched by seamstresses from Playtex, better known for making bras and girdles. Their 21-layer A7L suit design, built for NASA, beat competing military prototypes and provided astronauts with mobility and thermal insulation.