ELI5 Jeans - Do you have to wash your Levi's?

Did you know that the word Jeans comes from Genoa Italy? Where does the word Denim come from? Is true what that you don't have to wash jeans, just put them in the freezer? Did the CEO of Levi's really say that?   ... We explain like i'm five!    Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community, and specifically the following reddit users whose questions and responses formed the basis of this conversation: warpvsweft, b0nesawisready & tchoob   To the ELI5 community that has supported us so far, thanks for all your feedback and comments. Send us an e-mail: [email protected]