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Furburger



It's certainly been too long since we've had a musical number on WU, so without fur(ther) ado.....
Posted By: Paul | Date: Wed May 16, 2012 | Comments (5)
Category: Eccentrics, Feminism, Hygiene, Music, Sexuality, Women, Genitals

The Candidate With a 430 IQ

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South Korea has an interesting candidate running for president — Huh Kyung-young. It's his third time running. Last time, in 2007, he got 10,000 votes, but he's convinced there was a miscount and that this time around he'll win. A few facts from his bio:
  • He says he has an IQ of 430.
  • He wants to move the U.N. headquarters to the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea.
  • He claims Michael Jackson's soul visited him three days before the singer died. Inspired by the visit, Huh later produced a record titled, "Call Me."
  • He wants to give $100,000 to all couples who get married, and $30,000 to anyone who has a baby. How to pay for this? "Where there is a will, there is a way. I have all the solutions in my head. Remember, my IQ is 430."
  • At the age of 57, he acquired supernatural powers.
Read more about Huh at koreatime.co.kr.
Posted By: Alex | Date: Tue May 15, 2012 | Comments (8)
Category: Eccentrics, Politics, Strange Candidates

The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Deaths

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Once upon a time, there was a kindly old lady who specialized in creating gruesome murder dioramas. Her name was Frances Glessner Lee, and her little scenes went on to educate criminologists for decades.

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Follow the link for a whole book about her.



Posted By: Paul | Date: Tue May 08, 2012 | Comments (8)
Category: Crime, Death, Eccentrics, Education, Toys, 1940's, 1950's

John Graham

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Apparently, the painter John Graham was highly eccentric, both in his personal life and in his art. One fascination he had was with crossed eyes, as seen above.

His self-portrait below shows a certain, ah, uniqueness.

Read more about him in this LIFE magazine article and at this site.

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Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Apr 05, 2012 | Comments (2)
Category: Art, Surrealism, Eccentrics, 1940's, 1960's, 1950's, Russia

Hendrik Coetzee

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Do African explorers still get eaten by crocodiles in the 21st century? It seems a highly Victorian fate.

But it happened to Hendrik Coetzee just a little over a year ago. And now there's a documentary about him, the trailer for which is above.

Posted By: Paul | Date: Wed Apr 04, 2012 | Comments (4)
Category: Animals, Death, Eccentrics, Documentaries, Africa

The Collector



Nowadays, stories about men, women and children being kept prisoner in strange circumstances--sometimes for years or decades--are so common that I'm certain Chuck will soon declare them "no longer weird."

But fifty years ago, such stories seemed more rare. One such inspired the classic novel by John Fowles, The Collector, which appeared in 1963.

The trailer of the film version can be seen above.

Fowles was inspired in part by a true story. I believe I've found that account, as seen below.

Enjoy the debut of what was to become a whole category of weird news.

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Original article here.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Mon Apr 02, 2012 | Comments (6)
Category: Eccentrics, Collectors, Scary Criminals, Stupid Criminals, 1960's, 1950's

Moose Motorboat

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Or should that headline be "moose-motor boat"...?

Original article here.

Posted By: Paul | Date: Sat Feb 18, 2012 | Comments (6)
Category: Animals, Eccentrics, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, 1920's

La Napoule

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According to this LIFE magazine article, art collector Henry Clews had a taste for the bizzare, as seen in the statue above. His French Mediterranean home is now a museum, and you can visit, or even apply for an arts residency there!
Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Feb 09, 2012 | Comments (5)
Category: Aliens, Art, Avant Garde, Surrealism, Dreams and Nightmares, Eccentrics, Collectors, Museums, 1950's, Europe

The Wellcome Collection



This might be a museum WU-vies wish to visit when they are next in London.

Home page.

PS: if I shut my eyes and just listen to this video, why do I think I'm hearing the cast of A Hard Day's Night?
Posted By: Paul | Date: Mon Jan 23, 2012 | Comments (4)
Category: Body, Skin and Skin Conditions, Eccentrics, Museums, Weird Studies and Guides

Long Lance



I'm trespassing on Alex's territory here, with an hour-length documentary on what was once a famous hoax.

Here's the story in a nutshell.
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