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Women's traditional caribou skin outfit

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. (Full article...)

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680 – The Third Council of Constantinople convened to settle the Christological controversies of monoenergism and monothelitism.
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.
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.
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.
1991 – Professional basketball player Magic Johnson (pictured) announced his retirement from the game because of his infection with HIV.

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Hypomeces squamosus, commonly known as the gold-dust weevil or green weevil, is a species of beetle in the family Curculionidae. The adult weevil can reach a length of about 14 mm (0.6 in) and is covered with iridescent green or yellowish-green dust-like scales. This species can be found in India, tropical Southeast Asia, and the Philippines. Both the larvae and adults are crop pests, the larvae feeding on plant roots and the adults chewing leaves. This picture of an adult weevil is a digital montage based on five different photographs, using a focus stacking technique.

Photograph credit: Basile Morin

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