Fur Crying Out Loud

Ear, There And Everywhere

Residents of the US town of Farmington in Maine have donned earmuffs in honour of the man who invented the furry, wire-clad contraption. Chester Greenwood was 15 when he came up with the idea in 1873, frustrated by the choice of wearing a bulky scarf or having cold ears while ice skating.

FOOTNOTE: Lobe at first sight.