August 2018
August 17, 2018
Artwork Khrushchev Probably Would Not Have Liked 15
Posted By: Paul - Fri Aug 17, 2018 -
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Category: Art, Avant Garde, 1940s, Russia
August 16, 2018
Chilling big toe cures runny nose
As reported by Israeli scientists Dr. Menahem Ram and Aladar Schwartz at a 1971 joint meeting of the Society for Cryobiology and the International Conference of Refrigeration:
Newport News Daily Press - Sep 3, 1971
Posted By: Alex - Thu Aug 16, 2018 -
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Category: Mad Scientists, Evil Geniuses, Insane Villains, Medicine, Cures for the common cold, Science, 1970s, Feet
Lost Earring Miraculously Found
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Aug 16, 2018 -
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Category: Synchronicity and Coincidence, Children, Trains and Other Vehicles on Rails, 1950s, North America, South America
August 15, 2018
Shrine for the repose of the souls of people killed by Toyota cars
Built in 1970 at a cost of $445,000 (which, I'm sure, is a lot more in today's money). It was located in the Japanese mountain resort of Tateshina. I assume it's still there, though I haven't been able to find any recent references to it online.
Murfreesboro Daily News-Journal - Aug 3, 1970
Update: A more recent photo of it, via Tripadvisor. It's called the Tateshinayamashoko-ji Temple.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Aug 15, 2018 -
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Category: Death, Religion, 1970s, Cars
The Wiere Brothers
Their Wikipedia page.
And in 1962, reduced to playing the state fair circuit.
Newspaper source.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Aug 15, 2018 -
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Category: Comedians, Twentieth Century
August 14, 2018
Digital Wife
Gatebox recently announced that its Boku no Yome ("My Wife") device is now ready for sale. Though it'll cost you $1352, plus $13.52 a month if you want the subscription fee for future updates.I'm not sure if it would be cheaper to just get a cat.
More info: Social News Daily
Posted By: Alex - Tue Aug 14, 2018 -
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Category: Technology, AI, Robots and Other Automatons, Love & Romance
1962 World’s Fair
Ah, the glorious future!
Wikipedia page for the 1962 World's Fair.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Aug 14, 2018 -
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Category: Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts, Technology, Advertising, 1960s, Yesterday’s Tomorrows
August 13, 2018
Eye worm art
Artist Ben Taylor drew a painting that featured “psychedelic colors and wormlike patterns inside a perfectly round circle.” Only later did he realize that he had parasitic worms in his eye, and he thinks they might have subconsciously inspired him. From The Durango Herald:He later adapted his painting to make it more obviously an eye infected by parasitic worms, and as a result it’s been chosen as the cover art for this month’s issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Aug 13, 2018 -
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Category: Art, Health, Disease, Eyes and Vision
Follies of the Madmen #379
From Playboy for April 1972.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 13, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Sex Symbols, Shoes, 1970s
August 12, 2018
Shoes made from chewing gum
They can be yours for €199.95 (about $228). As the gumshoe website explains:But what happens if people stop dropping their gum on the streets? Will the gumshoe company just go out of business?
Posted By: Alex - Sun Aug 12, 2018 -
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Category: Fashion, Shoes, Junk Food
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