January 2023
January 16, 2023
Egg Telepathy
Useless Superpower: Mrs. Gertrude Smith of York, Pennsylvania claimed that she was able to project mental images into the minds of hens, causing them to lay eggs with distinctive patterns. For instance, she thought of sunflowers and, sure enough, her hens laid eggs with a sunflower pattern.Unfortunately it doesn't appear that any pictures were taken of the patterned eggs, even though Mrs. Smith brought some into the offices of the York Gazette and Daily, in order to prove her claim.
York Gazette and Daily - Apr 4, 1940
York Gazette and Daily - May 21, 1940
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Posted By: Alex - Mon Jan 16, 2023 -
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Category: Human Marvels, Eggs, 1940s
Native American Endorsements
A good, short essay, with many examples (but not including the two videos below), can be found here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 16, 2023 -
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Category: Advertising, Candy, Cereal, Twentieth Century, Native Americans
January 15, 2023
Stange Seasoning
The name isn't as bad as Hurff Canned Goods, but even so, Stange Seasoning doesn't sound very appetizing.Stange was acquired by McCormick and Co. in 1980.
Food Technology - Sep 1958
Posted By: Alex - Sun Jan 15, 2023 -
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Category: Food, Odd Names
The Prima Diner
Dinner ain't over till the fat lady bakes!Read it here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jan 15, 2023 -
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Category: Food, Cookbooks, Music, 1980s
January 14, 2023
Mutalk Voice Suppression Microphone
A new product coming soon from Shiftall:You'd look ridiculous wearing one of these things. And unfortunately the people who need to wear them (those who carry on loud conversations on their phone in crowded, public places) would never do it.
It reminds me of the "Scream Muffler" (patented in 1989).
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jan 14, 2023 -
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Category: Technology, Cacophony, Dissonance, White Noise and Other Sonic Assaults
Les Baxter, THE PASSIONS
Knock yourself out with an emotional Saturday!
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jan 14, 2023 -
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Category: Emotions, Music, Space-age Bachelor Pad & Exotic, Vinyl Albums and Other Media Recordings, 1950s
January 13, 2023
Crestone End-of-Life Project
The only place in the United States where it's legal to have an open-air cremation is the town of Crestone, Colorado. And specifically at the "outdoor human cremation facility" maintained by the Crestone End-of-Life Project.However, if you're not from there, they won't cremate you. As explained by US Funerals Online:
Posted By: Alex - Fri Jan 13, 2023 -
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Category: Death
The Great Mao Zedong Mango Cult
Read the full BBC article here.
Purchase your souvenir here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jan 13, 2023 -
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Category: Cult Figures and Artifacts, Dictators, Tyrants and Other Harsh Rulers, Souvenirs, Mementos, and Tchotchkes, Fruit, 1960s
January 12, 2023
Corner-Locked Lands
Oct 2021: Four hunters were charged with criminally trespassing on the Elk Mountain Ranch in Wyoming. The curious thing was that everyone, including the prosecution, agreed that the hunters had never set foot on the ranch. However, the owner of the ranch alleged that the bodies of the hunters had briefly passed through the airspace immediately above his ranch.OnXMaps.com explains:
The underlying issue was that of corner-locked public lands. Throughout the western states many public and private lands border each other in a checkerboard pattern. As a result, the only way to get to some public lands is via the corner. But you can't step over the corner from one public land to another without simultaneously having part of your body pass through airspace that's private property. And many private property owners strongly object to people doing this.
Some 8.3 million acres of public lands are estimated to be "corner-locked" in this way.
A jury eventually found the hunters not guilty of criminal trespass. But the owner of the ranch then filed a civil suit against them, which is still ongoing. He's seeking $9.39 million in damages for their violation of the airspace above his ranch.
More info: WyoFile.com
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jan 12, 2023 -
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Category: Geography and Maps, Lawsuits
SatanCon 2023
It's happening in Boston. Link to article in BOSTON GLOBE, where a paywall might need to be circumvented.
A feature on last year's event:
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 12, 2023 -
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Category: Religion, Supernatural, Occult, Paranormal, Conferences, Conventions, Meetings and Symposia
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