𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖊 🕯(@atlanticesque):Before sizes were standardized in the 60s, west coast mattress companies made their "King-sized" mattresses slightly longer—but narrower!—than out east. This became known as a "California King." But now marketers have made up "Texas King," "Vermont(?) King," and "Alaska King"

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2026.10.02 19:08

Before sizes were standardized in the 60s, west coast mattress companies made their "King-sized" mattresses slightly longer—but narrower!—than out east. This became known as a "California King." But now marketers have made up "Texas King," "Vermont(?) King," and "Alaska King"