August 2015
August 21, 2015
Hyster Majesty at Labbodies
My ears, they bleed!
Posted By: Paul - Fri Aug 21, 2015 -
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August 20, 2015
VACCINATION DOES NOT CAUSE AUTISM
The out of control anti vaccination movement shows just how damaging junk science and the belief that being famous make someone knowledgeable can be. One flawed and discredited study made an incorrect claim about a vaccination/autism link, and the claim was erroneously validated by celebrity hubris. It is far more advantageous to take medical advice from doctors than from a Playboy bunny especially where children are concerned. Now the public's own stupidity may well serve as population control, why else would our government refuse to make vaccination mandatory again as it was when I was a child?
Posted By: Alex - Thu Aug 20, 2015 -
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Category: Disease
Giant Hand From Sky Terrifies Motorists
Another entry in our occasional series of ads featuring giant people.
source: Newsweek - Aug 26, 1963
Posted By: Alex - Thu Aug 20, 2015 -
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Category: Giant People in Ads, 1960s
The Tri-Car
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Original article here.
This odd little auto actually made it into limited production.
Full history here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Aug 20, 2015 -
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Category: Eccentrics, 1930s, 1950s, Cars
August 19, 2015
Drunk-O-Meter Test Fizzles
A great moment in the history of science. Arkansas, 1956.
Corsicana Daily Sun - June 8, 1956
HOT SPRINGS, Ark., June 8 — An attempt to test the accuracy of the "Drunk-O-Meter," a device used to measure the degree of intoxication of a person, ended in failure at Hot Springs.
The reason—the man engaged to get drunk for science passed out before he could be measured.
The experiment was conducted by police at the request of the judges' council, an official unit of the Arkansas Bar Association.
The man drank over a 20-hour period. In that time he consumed four half pints of wine, two half pints of whiskey, four half pints of "moonshine" liquor, and a half pint of vodka.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Aug 19, 2015 -
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Category: Inebriation and Intoxicants, Science, Experiments, 1950s
At Home with Mrs. Hen
At Home with Mrs. Hen by Tali, National Film Board of Canada
Illustrates the sad reality of single-parent families. Expect to see this shocking video feature in the 2016 Presidential campaign.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Aug 19, 2015 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Family, Cartoons
August 18, 2015
Sober Desperados
Robbers broke into a store in Germany and took 1200 Koenig beer caps. That's right, just the caps, the bottles of untouched beer were left in the crates. Apparently the company is running a promotion giving away prizes on certain caps. The company also says there is no way to trace where the winning caps were delivered so if the criminals are careful in how they redeem the winners they are home free.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Aug 18, 2015 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Crime, Alcohol
Bulletproof Wheat
I wonder whatever became of this miracle product. If Larry Rogers, its inventor, was 31 in 1984, then he'd be 62 now. Is he still working away on it somewhere? Or did the product actually make its way onto the market, though under a name other than "bulletproof wheat"? Who knows. I can't find any follow-up info about the story.
Spokane Chronicle - Sep 24, 1984
Santa Cruz Sentinel - Sep 18, 1984
Posted By: Alex - Tue Aug 18, 2015 -
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Category: Inventions, 1980s
Johnson Smith Catalog Item #35
From the 1950s catalog.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Aug 18, 2015 -
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Category: Johnson Smith Catalog, Body Fluids, 1950s, Face and Facial Expressions
August 17, 2015
Humane Bullfighting
A member of Club Taurino practicing humane bullfighting without bulls in a park near Woldingham, Surrey. 1963. One member played the bull while the others improved their cape work.
Image source: Newsweek - Sep 2, 1963
Posted By: Alex - Mon Aug 17, 2015 -
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Category: Sports, 1960s
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