British pro climber Shauna Coxsey needed only two attempts to climb Olympiad, an 8b route above the sea in Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK. Coxsey became the first woman to complete the route – and made the fastest ascent of the climb to date.
The borosilicate glass and the oil have roughly the same index of refraction, so this clear beaker has no markings and bends light to the same degree as cooking oil.
The Antique Clockwork Drinking Bear Automaton is a famous luxury creation from the Victorian era 1890.
Japan made this ruler illegal; manufacturing or selling old rulers carried penalties up to three years' imprisonment, and people used it anyway
‎Andrzej Bargiel‎ became the first person to climb up and ski down Nanga Parbat in Pakistan (8,126m) without supplementary oxygen
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