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The beginnings of ice skating…
Okay, one more post tonight (I’m really bored). I stumbled across a fascinating article (h/t Pigspittle, Ohio) about the oldest human-powered means of transport: ice skates made of bone. Apparently ice skating may have started in about 3000 BC in … Continue reading
