The basic outfit of traditional Inuit clothing consisted of a parka,
pants, mittens, inner footwear, and outer boots, historically made from
animal hide and fur. The Inuit are a group of culturally related
indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic areas of the United States,
Canada, and Greenland. The most common sources of hide were caribou,
seals, and seabirds, although other animals were used when available.
The production of warm, durable clothing was a survival skill, passed
down from adult women to girls. Preparation of clothing was an
intensive, weeks-long process that occurred on a yearly cycle following
established hunting seasons. Inuit clothing resembles in many ways the
traditional garb of the indigenous peoples of Alaska, Siberia and the
Russian Far East. There is archaeological evidence of similar clothing
from Siberia that dates from 22,000 BCE, and in northern Canada and
Greenland as early as 2500 BCE.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inuit_clothing>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1775:
Lord Dunmore, the royal governor of the Colony of Virginia,
signed a proclamation promising freedom for the slaves of Patriots if
they joined the British Armed Forces.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunmore%27s_Proclamation>
1941:
World War II: German aircraft sank the Soviet hospital ship
Armenia while she was evacuating civilians and wounded soldiers from
Crimea, killing an estimated 5,000 people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_hospital_ship_Armenia>
1949:
Oil was discovered in the Caspian Sea off the coast of
Azerbaijan, leading to the construction of Neft Daşları, the world's
first offshore oil platform.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neft_Da%C5%9Flar%C4%B1>
1991:
Professional basketball player Magic Johnson announced his
retirement from the game because of his infection with HIV.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Johnson>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
where there is a will there is a way:
If someone wants or wills something strongly enough, a way can be found
to make it happen.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/where_there_is_a_will_there_is_a_way>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A
scientist in his laboratory is not only a technician: he is also a child
placed before natural phenomena which impress him like a fairy tale. We
should not allow it to be believed that all scientific progress can be
reduced to mechanisms, machines, gearings, even though such machinery
also has its beauty. Neither do I believe that the spirit of adventure
runs any risk of disappearing in our world. If I see anything vital
around me, it is precisely that spirit of adventure, which seems
indestructible and is akin to curiosity.
--Marie Curie
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Marie_Curie>
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