• prospector Reuben D'Aigle missed finding a huge gold deposit by only a few feet, and his boot print was found pressed into the vein when the Porcupine Gold Rush started in 1909?
• mountaineer William Woodman Graham had to abandon an expedition to Kanchenjunga when a porter accidentally burned his boots?

Facts on topics related to Boot

Shoe

• the most common causes for an ingrown toenail are improperly fitted shoes and nails that are improperly trimmed?
• the most common causes for an ingrown toenail are improperly fitted shoes and nails that are improperly trimmed?

Flip-flops

• street pastors were founded to confront gang culture in UK cities, and are now known for handing out flip-flops to tottering clubbers?

Footwear

• Paduka (pictured), a footwear, is generally worn by mendicants and saints of Hindu and Jain religions, with significance in Hindu mythology linked to the epic Ramayana?