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Japanese Encoffiner Contest 2016
I had no more luck than Alex in searching for "Miss Metallic Casket." But I did find a Japanese competition for "encoffiners."
Posted By: Paul - Thu Sep 23, 2021 -
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Category: Body, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Conventions, Death, Asia
Vamp puffer
Designer xalamander is selling a "Vamp puffer" that's "stitched with intricate muscle detailing." Price tag: $660.00.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jul 20, 2021 -
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Category: Body, Blood, Fashion
Elysia: Valley of the Nudes
Warning! Nudists at play!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jul 08, 2021 -
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Category: Body, Movies, Exploitation and Grindhouse, Nature, 1930s
Fingernail Birthday Party—and Necklace
Read the whole story with more pix here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 17, 2021 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Body, Human Marvels, Movies, Publicity Stunts, 1930s
Lingerie
Posted By: Paul - Sat Mar 27, 2021 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Body, Business, Movies, Underwear, 1920s
The Revlon Fingernail Rumor
For decades, beginning around World War II and persisting until at least the 1980s, a rumor circulated alleging that Revlon was willing to buy people's fingernails "for experimental cosmetic purposes" as long as they were over an inch long. The going price was said to be around $10 per nail.Revlon repeatedly denied the rumor. Nevertheless, it continued to circulate.
I wasn't able to find any references to the rumor online. So it must have finally faded away.
The Miami Herald - Jan 18, 1969
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The Indianapolis News - June 18, 1979
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jan 19, 2021 -
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Category: Body, Hoaxes and Imposters and Imitators, Myths and Fairytales
Back Rub
Posted By: Paul - Tue Sep 08, 2020 -
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Category: Body, Hygiene, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods, Medicine, Music, 1950s
Making Mercury Thermometers
The COVID pandemic has certainly made thermometers part of everyday discourse. Once upon a time, the mercury-filled instrument was the only home-friendly device available. I was not even sure you could buy one these days, but Amazon sells several "liquid-filled" devices. Here is some info from the vendor at the Amazon link.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jun 15, 2020 -
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Category: Body, Diseases, Health, Technology, Twentieth Century
Jan Švankmajer’s “Dimensions of Dialogue”
Filmmaker's Wikipedia Page.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jun 09, 2020 -
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Category: Antisocial Activities, Body, Movies, Stop-motion Animation, Surrealism, 1980s, Eating
Tuberosity Meter
In 1960, Thomas Scoville received a patent for a device for measuring tuberosity. He explained that the purpose of measuring tuberosity was to improve the fit of chairs:
Even after looking up the meaning of the word 'tuberosity' in the dictionary, it took me a while to figure out what exactly Scoville's device was measuring, and what it possibly had to do with chairs. Because the dictionary simply defined tuberosity as a 'rounded swelling.' Some more googling revealed that Scoville must have been referring to the Ischial tuberosity, or 'sitting bone'. As defined by wikipedia, this is:
Posted By: Alex - Sun May 24, 2020 -
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Category: Body, Furniture, Inventions, Patents, 1960s
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