Weird Universe Blog — December 4, 2018
Ostrich Carts
Why these never caught on, I couldn't imagine.
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Dec 04, 2018 -
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Category: Animals | Travel | 1910s
December 3, 2018
The Tractor Fender Will of Cecil George Harris
June 8, 1948: Cecil George Harris got pinned under his tractor. Fearing he wouldn't survive, he scratched the following message onto the fender of the tractor: "In case I die in this mess I leave all to the wife. Cecil Geo Harris."He did end up dying, but his scratched message was accepted as a valid will by the courts, and has served as a precedent ever since for cases of holographic or handwritten wills. The fender is preserved to this day at the University of Saskatchewan College of Law.
More info: Global News
Posted By: Alex - Mon Dec 03, 2018 -
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Category: Death | Law
Mystery Gadget 69
What's it for? There's a clue in its surroundings.
The answer is here.
Or after the jump.
More in extended >>
Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 03, 2018 -
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Category: Technology | 1950s
December 2, 2018
Name That List, #51
What is this a list of? The answer is below in extended.- Bamboo Harvester
- Bart
- Buddy
- Crystal
- Jimmy
- Moose
- Orangey
- Pal
- Skippy
- Tai
- Terry
More in extended >>
Posted By: Alex - Sun Dec 02, 2018 -
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Category: Name That List
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
Nothing like a "church rave."
Wikipedia entry here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 02, 2018 -
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Category: Movies | Religion | Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers | Psychedelic | 1960s
December 1, 2018
Hot Dogs vs Hamburgers
According to a study conducted by Dr. Leo Wollman (and reported in Omni magazine in 1980), one's preference for hot dogs or hamburgers when going out for a quick lunch has a deeper significance:"The people who eat hot dogs usually grab it and go," he said. "Hamburger eaters take more time. They're better dressed executive types, used to making decisions—well done, rare, ketchup or mustard."
I like both hot dogs and hamburgers, but if I was pressed for time I'd probably grab a hot dog over a hamburger. However, I don't match Wollman's hot-dog personality type at all. So I wouldn't put much stock in his results. And digging into his bio a bit further, it doesn't seem that he was exactly known for his credibility as a researcher.
Omni - July 1980
Posted By: Alex - Sat Dec 01, 2018 -
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Category: Food | Junk Food | Psychology
Bugsy Siegel and Atomite
One of the mobster's lesser-known rackets.Source of text.
Di Frasso and Siegel pictured below the text.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 01, 2018 -
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Category: Crime | Dictators, Tyrants and Other Harsh Rulers | Frauds, Cons and Scams | 1930s | Europe | Weapons
November 30, 2018
Copy Machine Art
Strange landscapes created on a copy machine using materials such as food packaging, plastic wrap, and fabric scraps to stand in for earth, water, and sky. By artist Dominique Teufen. More info: Wired
Posted By: Alex - Fri Nov 30, 2018 -
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Category: Art
Yoko “Sings”
Let us know when you bail.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 30, 2018 -
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Category: Annoying Things | Cacophony, Dissonance, White Noise and Other Sonic Assaults | Music | 1960s
November 29, 2018
Miller Clear Beer
One of the most notorious marketing failures in the beer industry: Miller's decision to create a beer that not only tasted like water, but looked like it as well. It was an outgrowth of the "clear craze" of the 1980s and 90s (making transparent products because, as wikipedia notes, "clarity was equated with purity and freedom from artificial dyes").
Staunton News Leader - June 27, 1993
Posted By: Alex - Thu Nov 29, 2018 -
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Category: Inebriation and Intoxicants | Products | 1990s
