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[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

IIRC, pajamas were popularized during WWII because of air raids and having to possibly get up and go to a building bomb shelter in there middle of the night. Also works for earthquake prone areas and homes with ghosts.