Animals
Fate Demanded It
Original article here.
Whenever I hear of a story like this, I always think of a great Gahan Wilson cartoon.
Posted By: Paul - Sun May 08, 2016 -
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Category: Animals, Death, Fate, Predetermination and Inevitability, Australia
When the Day Breaks
Posted By: Paul - Sat May 07, 2016 -
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Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Cartoons, 1990s
Adopt A Rat
1982: The short-lived Los Angeles "Adopt-a-Rat" program. It lasted about a week. Ended when one of the rats bit a reporter's finger.
(left) Pittsburgh Press - Sep 30, 1982; (right) Paris Texas News - Oct 6, 1982
Posted By: Alex - Tue May 03, 2016 -
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Category: Animals, 1980s
Capturing Lions by Aeroplane
"The odor of gasoline indicates great wealth and to this they show due respect." So then: nothing has changed in the Middle East in nearly 100 years!
Cautionary note: numerous lions were hurt in the making of this film.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 28, 2016 -
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Category: Animals, Hunting, Trapping and Other Wilderness Activities, Air Travel and Airlines, 1920s
Three-Winged Chickens
1950: Scientists at UCLA breed three-winged chickens. More buffalo wings on one bird!
Herald and News (Klamath Falls, Oregon) - Nov 9, 1950
The Eugene Guard - Nov 15, 1950
Posted By: Alex - Thu Apr 21, 2016 -
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Category: Animals, Science, Experiments, 1950s
Sued over mean snake
December 1971: Rae Adler, 28, sued the Critterville pet store, accusing them of selling her a "mean snake," unsuitable as a pet. It bit her the day after she brought it home, causing a toxic reaction.Unfortunately I can't find how this suit turned out.
Lebanon Daily News - Dec 15, 1971
Posted By: Alex - Tue Apr 19, 2016 -
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Category: Animals, 1970s
I Love Cow
Chanel recently launched an advertising campaign featuring the handwritten phrase "I love Coco." Or does it say, "I love cow"? It can be read either way.One of those situations where you wonder if the ad company just didn't see it, or did see it and kept it that way purposefully to make the campaign more viral.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Apr 18, 2016 -
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Category: Animals, Business
Malone the Rat Fighter
Tough way to earn a living.This 1908 news story may have inspired Roald Dahl's short story "The Ratcatcher" (first published in 1953 in Someone Like You). Even if Dahl hadn't seen this exact news piece, he must have heard stories (urban legends) about rat catchers doing this.
The Royal Gazette - Oct 6, 1908
Posted By: Alex - Sun Apr 03, 2016 -
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Category: Animals, Jobs and Occupations, Pests, Plagues and Infestations, 1900s
Herman the Hippo’s Big Adventure
March 24, 1967: Herman the Hippo disappeared from his pen at an animal show in Huntington Beach, California. For three days, no one could find him, despite a massive manhunt, and despite the fact that one would think it would be easy to spot a 1500-pound hippopotamus wandering around Orange County.Three days later he was found, 15 miles away, relaxing in a swimming pool at a horse ranch near Laguna Beach. The most likely explanation was that he had swum the 15 miles in the ocean.
Herman was lured out of the pool by bringing down his best friend, Lisa the elephant, whom he followed into their transport van.
Alton Evening Telegraph - Mar 28, 1967
Posted By: Alex - Sat Apr 02, 2016 -
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Category: Animals, 1960s
Left Waiting
The old "would you mind watching my raccoon for a minute" prank.
Reno Gazette-Journal - Sep 23, 1947
ROSLYN, N.Y., Sept. 23 (AP)—A stranger in a bar handed Otto Steih, jr. the end of a leash and said, "Hold this a minute pal. I'll be right back."
But the stranger didn't return and that's why the Steih family was wondering what to do today with a raccoon.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Mar 28, 2016 -
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Category: Animals, 1940s
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