Animals
Life Lesson Learned
Jamie Bisceglia learned that if you catch an octopus while fishing, it’s not a good idea to put it on your face for the sake of a funny picture:"It had barreled its beak into my chin and then let go a little bit and did it again,” she explained.
“It was a really intense pain when it went inside and it just bled, dripping blood for a long time.”…
The painful experience has taught Bisceglia a lesson in handling live animals. "This was not a good idea. Hindsight looking back, I will never do it again," she said.
More info: CTV News
Posted By: Alex - Fri Aug 09, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Injuries
Ponyhenge
Article here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jul 27, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Art, Cryptozoology, Eccentrics
The Handy Dandy Evolution Refuter
Read online here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 14, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Creatures, Antiques, Anachronisms and Throwbacks, Authorities and Experts, Eccentrics, Conspiracy Theories and Theorists, Curmudgeons and Contrarianism, Science, 1970s
Pingu’s “The Thing”
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 12, 2019 -
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Category: Aliens, Animals, Anthropomorphism, Body Modifications, Horror, Surrealism, Stop-motion Animation, Twenty-first Century
Curry-Covered Seagulls
Mike in the UK gave us a heads up about a curious case of weird-news déjà vu.A few weeks ago news outlets reported that a seagull had turned bright orange after apparently falling into a vat of curry. But rewind to 2016, and an almost identical incident occurred when a seagull turned bright orange after falling into a container of chicken tikka masala "while trying to scavenge a piece of meat from a food factory bin."
And I've managed to find a third incident, that also happened in 2016, involving a seagull in Newport, south Wales that fell into a vat of tandoori sauce.
So how often exactly do seagulls fall into vats of curry? Are there even more cases out there?
The 2016 incident
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jul 04, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Food
Bimbo Jr., the water-skiing elephant
Bimbo Jr. wasn't the only water-skiing elephant around, but in the early 1960s she gained some fame as the youngest water-skiing elephant. She was 5 at the time.However, her career as a water-skiier eventually came to an unusual end. In 1969, a car collided with the trailer that was transporting her. She survived, but her owner, Ted De Wayne, claimed that the experience caused her to forget how to water-ski, so he sued the driver for $10,000. He was awarded $4,500.
It's been reported in various places that the case was heard by Judge Turtle. But this isn't true. The judge's actual name was Julius Title.
Bimbo water-skiing in San Diego - Mar 20, 1961.
Bimbo water-skiing in Santa Monica - Apr 28, 1962 (via LA Public Library)
Salem Capital Journal - Feb 26, 1972
Orlando Evening Star - Feb 25, 1972
Posted By: Alex - Mon Jul 01, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, 1960s
Bugs Bunny and the Pirate
Could you make an effective cartoon with sound only? See what you think.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jun 29, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Stupid Criminals, Cartoons, 1950s
Spikehorn Meyer, Friend to Bears
One of the forerunners of those folks who cuddle up to bears. Luckily, Spikehorn was never hurt.Article here.
Find-a-grave site.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jun 21, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Cult Figures and Artifacts, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Eccentrics, Regionalism, Twentieth Century
Calvin and the Colonel
From the Wikipedia entry:
"The series was an animated remake of Amos 'n' Andy... and featured the voices of Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll[1] from the radio series (in fact, several of the original radio scripts by Joe Connelly & Bob Mosher were adapted for this series). Using animals avoided the touchy racial issues which had led to the downfall of Amos 'n' Andy."
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 18, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Racism, Stereotypes and Cliches, Television, Cartoons, 1960s
Roadkill Psychic
In the late 1990s, psychic Terrie Brill of Elk Grove, California made headlines by claiming that roadkill could be used to predict the future. Specifically:Running over a deer means you're about to hurt someone you love.
Crushing a crow with your car means you're not prepared for the future.
Rolling over a snake could mean you're about to have a heart attack or other serious accident.
If you run over a dog, expect your friendships to take a turn for the worse.
If a bee collides with your windshield, you need to make more time for yourself.
... mashed mosquitos have no effect whatsoever on your future.
Brill died in 2001, but her son maintains a Facebook page about her, promoting her posthumously published book The I-Factor. Unfortunately, the Facebook page doesn't seem to contain anything about the roadkill predictions.
Terrie Brill
Edmonton Journal - Sep 8, 1998
Posted By: Alex - Sun Jun 16, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Death, Predictions, 1990s
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