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Oct 19 '12
smithsonianmag: Taking a Closer Look at a Pair of 1,600 Year-Old Socks They don’t look 1,600 years old, but they don’t look new either. And they’re bright red! I don’t expect something that’s over 1,000 years old to look so vibrant. Maybe, too, it’s the size. They’re so long that they look as if they could fit Shaquille O’Neal’s famous size 23 feet—if his feet were also really narrow. After I incredulously posted this image on Facebook this past week and remarked on the antiquity’s unique qualities, a friend most succinctly responded with just: #ancientaliens. - Continue reading at Smithsonian.com. Photo: Victoria and Albert Museum Ed note: Threaded is now on Tumblr. Head on over and make sure to follow!

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Taking a Closer Look at a Pair of 1,600 Year-Old Socks

They don’t look 1,600 years old, but they don’t look new either. And they’re bright red! I don’t expect something that’s over 1,000 years old to look so vibrant. Maybe, too, it’s the size. They’re so long that they look as if they could fit Shaquille O’Neal’s famous size 23 feet—if his feet were also really narrow. After I incredulously posted this image on Facebook this past week and remarked on the antiquity’s unique qualities, a friend most succinctly responded with just: #ancientaliens. - Continue reading at Smithsonian.com.

Photo: Victoria and Albert Museum

Ed note: Threaded is now on Tumblr. Head on over and make sure to follow!

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    proving that people were wearing socks with sandals over a thousand years ago. ba ha ha ha haaa!
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    Turians have already visited earth?
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