Human Marvels
Miss Tall International
Instead of "Miss Tall International," I prefered the old name for this contest, per this 1952 entry."Miss California Tip Topper of '52": Sonia Smevik, 18, 6'1 3/4" crowned by Actor John Hubbard. L to R background: Peggy Mcconnell; Pat Hostetter; Marlize Schrad; Toby Guthrie; Joan Wark; Pat Hart; Phyllis Foresberg".
Posted By: Paul - Mon Dec 04, 2023 -
Comments (0)
Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Human Marvels, Twentieth Century, Twenty-first Century
John Pecinovsky, the Half-and-Half Man
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 09, 2023 -
Comments (2)
Category: Eccentrics, Human Marvels, Twentieth Century
Apple-Peeling Queen
Not a beauty contest, but an attempt to craft the longest strip of apple skin.I find this report from 1973--and one from 2021, almost 50 years later! The 2021 piece may be read here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Oct 19, 2023 -
Comments (1)
Category: Agriculture, Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Human Marvels
Anna Monaro, The Illuminated Woman
Source for clipping: Redwood City Tribune (Redwood City, California) 23 Apr 1934, Mon Page 6
Read the whole tale here.
(Free membership at Medium required.)
Posted By: Paul - Sat Oct 07, 2023 -
Comments (0)
Category: Human Marvels, 1930s, Women, Europe
Werner Hirzel
Posted By: Paul - Wed Aug 09, 2023 -
Comments (2)
Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Human Marvels, Music, Television, Twentieth Century
Annual Whistling Contest
Learn more at their website.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jul 29, 2023 -
Comments (0)
Category: Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Human Marvels, Music
Follies of the Madmen #561
Posted By: Paul - Fri Apr 14, 2023 -
Comments (0)
Category: Cryptozoology, Human Marvels, Hygiene, Advertising, 1950s, 1960s
Hazel Scott Playing Two Pianos Simultaneously
Her Wikipedia page.See also WU's post on the multi-horn playing of Rahsaan Roland Kirk.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 09, 2023 -
Comments (0)
Category: Human Marvels, Music, Twentieth Century
The Family That Walks On All Fours
Full article here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 03, 2023 -
Comments (0)
Category: Human Marvels, Medicine, Regionalism, Science
Suitcase-Size Wife
If it was allowed to save money on airfare by carrying your contortionist wife on as luggage and putting her in the overhead compartment, I'm sure some people would try it.
Omaha Morning World Herald - June 6, 1951
Posted By: Alex - Fri Jan 27, 2023 -
Comments (0)
Category: Human Marvels, Air Travel and Airlines, 1950s
| Who We Are |
|---|
| Alex Boese Alex is the creator and curator of the Museum of Hoaxes. He's also the author of various weird, non-fiction, science-themed books such as Elephants on Acid and Psychedelic Apes. Paul Di Filippo Paul has been paid to put weird ideas into fictional form for over thirty years, in his career as a noted science fiction writer. He has recently begun blogging on many curious topics with three fellow writers at The Inferior 4+1. Contact Us |