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Storm Window Manufacturing
It's a rare child who has a hotline to a storm-window tycoon!
Posted By: Paul - Sat Mar 07, 2015 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Domestic, Sports, Juvenile Delinquency
Wearable Banana
Dole Japan has developed what they call the "wearable banana" to be worn by marathon runners. BakeryAndSnacks.com explains:The gadget comprises wired electrical parts stuck to the inside of a banana skin, which is then sewn back together around the fruit and strapped to a runner's wrist — thereafter it shows their race time, heart rate and tweets from supporters, as well as when to eat the next banana.
People have noticed the similarity (at least in name) between the 'wearable banana' and the 'wearable tomato project' (which I posted about last week). Is the one a rip-off of the other? Or is the similarity just an example of a simultaneous discovery of the concept of wearable fruit?
Posted By: Alex - Mon Mar 02, 2015 -
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Category: Food, Sports, Bananas
The Fun That Builds Good Health
From an incredibly weird pre-internet, pre-cellphone, pre-cable-TV world! Limbs in actual motion--outdoors! Witness the horror of "free-range children!"
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jan 30, 2015 -
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Category: Family, Children, Parents, Sports, 1950s
Kangaroo Boxing
Why has this noble sport of kings been discontinued?
Posted By: Paul - Fri Dec 05, 2014 -
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Category: Animals, Sports, Martial Arts, 1930s, Australia
Beer Mile World Record
Runners World reports that Chris Kimbrough, a 44-year old mother of six, has "shattered the women's beer mile world record." She did this by running four laps, and drinking four beers, in 6:28.6, beating the previous record by 13 seconds. In a previous age, I suppose, this might have qualified her as "beer honorable."I find her achievement quite inspirational. Makes me think I should start exercising more (especially if that involves a beer-exercise combo).
Posted By: Alex - Fri Nov 07, 2014 -
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Category: Exercise and Fitness, Sports, World Records
Dagwood, the table-tennis-playing cat
From an AP story that circulated in August 1951 (example here):PORTLAND, Ore. — This cat made such a pest of herself when Ted Matson tried to play table tennis that he finally put her on one side of the net and let her try the game on her own. That was six years ago, and the cat, Dagwood, has been playing ever since. She's adept at both the two-handed smash and the one-handed volley.
This cat was obviously born before her time. In the age of YouTube she would have been a global celebrity.
Update: Thanks to mindful webworker who found a video of Dagwood on YouTube. And as Cezar noted, it seems that Dagwood appeared on an episode of MASH. So I guess she kinda was a global celebrity.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Oct 22, 2014 -
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Category: Sports, Cats, 1950s
Norris Kellam, the Human Cork
Norris Kellam's great talent in life was floating. For which he earned the name "The Human Cork." In May 1933 he attempted to break the world record for staying afloat by floating in a saltwater pool in Norfolk, Virginia for over 86 hours. Unfortunately he didn't make it. After 71 hours and 19 minutes he was overcome by sharp cramps and sunburn and had to climb out of the pool.There's more about Kellam at hamptonroads.com. The images are from the Norfolk Public Library.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Oct 17, 2014 -
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Category: Human Marvels, Sports, World Records, 1930s
Man in a hydrobubble
Posted By: Alex - Tue Oct 07, 2014 -
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Category: Sports, Travel
Longest Usable Golf Club
This guy has the longest golf club, and I doubt anyone will top him. But I wonder if there's also a record for the shortest usable golf club?
Posted By: Alex - Fri Sep 26, 2014 -
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Category: Sports, Golf, World Records
Pop Carter
This is Otto "Pop" Carter, 90 years old, in 1947. He was known as "America's oldest and best-known roller skater." At his advanced age, he had been a professional roller skater for 82 years. But even after this he kept on going for quite a while. According to his listing on IMDB, "At age 104, participated in the Southwest Pacific Roller Skating Championships and the Rollerama Show in 1960."I don't know when he died. Perhaps he's still alive.
Source: Newsweek - July 28, 1947
Posted By: Alex - Wed Aug 13, 2014 -
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Category: Sports, 1940s
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