July 2023
July 26, 2023
Result of artificial sleep in a biological experiment
In the 1950s, reports came out of the Soviet Union about an unusual experiment in which a dog's life was radically lengthened by putting it into an artificial sleep for three months.The research was done by S.N. Braines (I have no idea what "S.N." stands for). I believe that he reported his results in a 1952 article titled, "Result of artificial sleep in a biological experiment," published in a Soviet journal. But I can't be sure because I can't find the text of the article.
The results he achieved sound unlikely to me.
Omaha World-Herald - Oct 17, 1958
Text from Main Street, U.S.S.R. (1959), by Irving R. Levine
Posted By: Alex - Wed Jul 26, 2023 -
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Category: Sleep and Dreams, Experiments, Dogs, 1950s, Longevity
Footsee Song and Toy
Has there ever been a 21st-century campaign to promote a new toy with a pop song?
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jul 26, 2023 -
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Category: Fads, Music, Promotions, Loss-leaders, Tie-ins and Giveaways
July 25, 2023
How television benefits your children
The text of the ad basically admits that it's the parents that television benefits, not the children. Because TV is the greatest nanny ever created. Park the kids in front of the boob tube and you don't have to worry about keeping them out of trouble.
Advertising Age - Sep 11, 1950
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jul 25, 2023 -
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Category: Television, Advertising, Children, 1950s
Chimera Car
Genetic engineering has gone too far!
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jul 25, 2023 -
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Category: Advertising, Surrealism, Dogs, 1960s, Cars
July 24, 2023
The Lion of Gripsholm Castle
In 1731, a lion was given as a gift to King Frederick I of Sweden. When it died it was sent to a taxidermist for preservation. Unfortunately, the taxidermist wasn't sure what a lion was supposed to look like, and this was the result:
More info: Design You Trust
Posted By: Alex - Mon Jul 24, 2023 -
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Category: Taxidermy, Eighteenth Century
Follies of the Madmen #571
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jul 24, 2023 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Advertising, 1960s, Alcohol
July 23, 2023
The Sport of Face Slapping
From The New Encyclopedia of Sports (1947) by Frank G. Menke:
Posted By: Alex - Sun Jul 23, 2023 -
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Category: Sports
Quasi at the Quackadero
Info on the creator and more videos here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 23, 2023 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Pop Art, Surrealism, Cartoons, 1970s
July 22, 2023
The Jackson Illusion Pepper
The 1960's fad for smoking banana peels is well known. Less well known is a similar late-60s drug fad called the "Jackson Illusion Pepper." An explanation from Drugs From A to Z: A Dictionary by Richard R. Lingeman (1969):
More info from The East Village Other (Apr 1-15, 1967):
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jul 22, 2023 -
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Category: Drugs, Smoking and Tobacco, 1960s
Chickenman
The Wikipedia page explains everything.Do not confuse with Super Chicken, below.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jul 22, 2023 -
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Category: Radio, Television, Homages, Pastiches, Tributes and Borrowings, Superheroes, Cartoons, 1960s
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