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unusual facts about Overcoat


Overcoat

Overcoats in various forms have been used by militaries since at least the late 18th century, and were especially associated with winter campaigns, such as Napoleon's Russian campaign.


Chicago Overcoat

In the MS Paint Adventures web comic, Problem Sleuth, Chicago Overcoat is the name of gangster Mobster Kingpin's flagship.

Donald's Snow Fight

He gets a fur overcoat and pulls a sled, while singing Jingle Bells.

Malo-Kalinkin Bridge

The bridge is mentioned in Nikolai Gogol's short story, « The Overcoat. » The main character, Akaky Akakievich —or a certain clerk— is rumored to appear as a ghost near the bridge, searching for his stolen overcoat.

Petersham ribbon

Petersham is named after the eighteenth century English lord Viscount Petersham who invented an overcoat and breeches made of a special heavy woolen cloth with a round nap surface.

Pilot jacket

Pea coat, the heavy wool overcoat traditionally worn as a navy uniform worldwide

Secrets of New York

Under the direction of Wierson and Hunkele, Choi was outfitted in a black vinyl overcoat and donned spiked stilettos.

The Chesterfield Kings

The band, named after a defunct brand of unfiltered cigarette, was instrumental in sparking the 1980s garage band revival that launched such groups as the Unclaimed, Marshmallow Overcoat, The Fuzztones, The Malarians, Mystic Eyes, The Cynics, The Optic Nerve, the Secret Service, and the Stomachmouths.

Theatre in Azerbaijan

Along with these, stage versions of classic literature (“The Overcoat” by N.V.Gogol, “The little house in Kolomna”, “The Tale of the Priest and of His Workman Balda” by A.S.Pushkin, “The Grand Inquisitor” by F.M.Dostoyevski, “The Mask”, “Pharmacist” by Chekhov and others) were included into its repertoire.


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