May 2019
May 26, 2019
World record for most severed hands reattached in one week
As far as I can tell, their claim to this record remains unchallenged.
Palm Beach Post - Nov 1, 1997
Posted By: Alex - Sun May 26, 2019 -
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Category: World Records, Surgery, 1990s
Evil Brain From Outer Space
The Wikipedia page.
Posted By: Paul - Sun May 26, 2019 -
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Category: Aliens, Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Movies, Science Fiction, 1960s
May 25, 2019
Lowell Mason - The Singing Midget
It always helps to have a gimmick in the music industry, and Lowell Mason’s was that he claimed to be “the world’s smallest gospel singer.” Some info about him from missioncreep.com:He appears to have been fairly successful. And, in fact, he's still going strong. Check out his website. Though, at 82, he now focuses more on his church activities than his singing.
Posted By: Alex - Sat May 25, 2019 -
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Category: Little People, Music
The Twisted Chimney of Wales
Explanation.
Posted By: Paul - Sat May 25, 2019 -
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Category: Architecture, Surrealism, Statues and Monuments, United Kingdom
May 24, 2019
Water Bottle Warning
A water bottle left on a car seat may potentially be a fire hazard. How? Because the water can act as a magnifying glass, concentrating the sun's rays and setting the upholstery on fire.This was news to me. During past road trips, I've left water bottles on the car seat many times.
Via Book of Joe
Posted By: Alex - Fri May 24, 2019 -
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Category: Stupid and/or Dangerous Products, Cars
Time Travel to 1978
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 24, 2019 -
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Category: Television, Advertising, 1970s
May 23, 2019
Name That List, #58
What is this a list of? The answer is below in extended.- A deep-fried canary
- Ground-up bird beaks mixed with myrrh
- Two pickled sheep's eyes
- Your own sweat
- The juice of tree ivy
- Tea made out of rabbit dung
- Coca-Cola and milk
- Powdered human skull, dried viper, and "spirit of hartshorn"
- Bull-penis soup
- Raw eels
- Sheep lungs and two owl eggs
More in extended >>
Posted By: Alex - Thu May 23, 2019 -
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Category: Name That List
Body Paint Animals of Johannes Stötter
His home page, with more videos.
Posted By: Paul - Thu May 23, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Art, Surrealism, Body Painting
May 22, 2019
Cow Dung AC
Photos posted on Facebook by Rupesh Gauranga Das who writes:It’s in Amdavad
To counter 45 degrees heat temperatures and protect car from getting hot
Mrs. Sejal shah has plastered her car with cow dung
The Indian Express offers some further explanation:
I have to say, Mrs. Sejal Shah did a very professional-looking job of applying the cow dung to her car.
Posted By: Alex - Wed May 22, 2019 -
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Category: Cows, Cars
The Pepperell Family on Cotton Cay
A deservedly shortlived advertising campaign that seemed to equate wearing cotton clothing with the life of a shipwrecked family.
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Posted By: Paul - Wed May 22, 2019 -
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Category: Antisocial Activities, Advertising, Foreign Customs, Hermits, 1960s
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