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It's cold outside, so get cozy and enjoy these historical photos of snow day shenanigans. Who knows—maybe they'll inspire you to bundle up, venture out, and have some fun. 1. 1914: A woman's skirt billows out as she pirouettes on a frozen lake in a park in Berlin. Getty Images. 2. 1909: Taking a sleigh ride. Library of Congress. 3. 1909: Boys in Washington, D.C. cleaning off the ice so they can skate. Library of Congress. 4. 1909: Senate pages have a snowball fight in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress. 5. 1901: Milton Wright, Ivonette Wright, and Leontine Wright, children of Lorin Wright, and nephew and nieces of Wilbur and Orville Wright pose for a snowy shot. Library of Congress. 6. 1900: Sledding in Central Park. Library of Congress. 7. 1931: A group of gents enjoys an impromptu snowball fight in the serene and stately setting of a still and snow-covered Trafalgar Square, London. Getty Images 8. 1926: Jimmy Botterell of London and companions, dressed in striped suits and top hats, on a bobsleigh at St. Moritz. Getty Images. 9. 1923: Two jazz musicians slide downhill on a sled carrying their instruments: a drum and a trumpet. Getty Images. 10. 1915: Sledding in New York City's Central Park. Library of Congress. 11. 1915: Mr. Harry Gooch's ice yacht Getty Images 12. 1968: Two nuns from the Missionaries of Nazareth enjoying a downhill sled ride near the Costa Brave in Nuria, Gerona, Spain. Getty Images. 13. 1955: Students at Plymouth State Teachers College, New Hampshire, square dance in their 'raquettes', or snowshoes. Getty Images 14. 1942: Boys sledding in North Dakota. Library of Congress. 15. 1940: Boys build a snowman in Norwich, Conn. Library of Congress 16. 1937: A farmer, who is bringing food supplies to animals in snow-covered fields, stops to play with two lambs and their mother, on his farm at Rumney, near Cardiff, Wales. Getty Images 17. 1937: A 'mishap' on the 'toboggan run' on snow-covered Hampstead Heath, London. Getty Images 18. 1935: A group of Manchester Brownies from Manchester, New Hampshire, sitting on a sledge, dressed in swimming costumes. They enjoy their winter sports best when clad only in bathing suits. Getty Images. Credits: mentalfloss Share this story on Facebook with your friends and family!