Human Marvels
Charles “Zimmy” Zibelman, the “Human Fish”
Zimmy footage starts circa 1:05
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Another article here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 23, 2019 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, Human Marvels, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, Twentieth Century
Champion Chicken Picker Ernest Hausen
Ernie Hausen, of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, had one great talent. He could pick the feathers off of chickens really, really fast.When he started picking chickens, in 1904, it took him a full half hour to defeather one. Since he was paid 5 cents per chicken, he wasn't making much money. Over the years he sped up. By 1922, he won a Chicken Picking Championship by picking his chicken clean in 6 seconds. He topped this in 1939, upping his time to 3.5 seconds. As far as I know, that record stands to this day.
His technique:
-Ithaca Journal - Feb 7, 1946
More info: Hoard Museum
Wisconsin State Journal - Jan 2, 1946
Appleton Post-Crescent - Jul 28, 1936
McAllen Monitor - Oct 28, 1946
Posted By: Alex - Fri Sep 27, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Farming, Human Marvels, World Records
Robert Wadlow Centennial
We are a bit late with this, but it's still well worth the viewing.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Sep 25, 2019 -
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Category: Anniversary, Body, Differently Abled, Handicapped, Challenged, and Otherwise Atypical, Human Marvels
Thumb Boy
A human marvel!Pina, who has since been dubbed ‘Thumb Boy’, has now amassed almost 150k followers on the video-sharing app, with one of his videos achieving two million likes.
Source: Unilad
Posted By: Alex - Sun Sep 01, 2019 -
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Category: Human Marvels
Imogene Winchester in LIFE Magazine
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Posted By: Paul - Sun May 19, 2019 -
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Category: Art, Body, Human Marvels, Children, 1930s
Granny Hulk
At the age of 69, Sharie Mobley recently broke the all-time world record in the deadlift for her class/division by lifting 305 pounds. This has earned her the nickname Granny Hulk.She only started weight training when she was 60, saying that she “couldn’t sit around and do normal granny things.”
She reminds me of Betty Goedhart, the 86-year-old trapeze artist.
More details: kark.com
Posted By: Alex - Sat Apr 27, 2019 -
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Category: Human Marvels, Sports
Professor Burt, Endurance Pianist
"Lady nurse in attendance shaves him every day."
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Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 16, 2019 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Human Marvels, Motor Vehicles, Music, 1920s
Tom & Roy
I can tell you absolutely nothing about this.
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Posted By: Paul - Fri Feb 22, 2019 -
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Category: Human Marvels, Music, Postal Services
Polydactyly
I always knew about people born with extra fingers, but had not contemplated extra thumbs.Wikipedia entry.
Source (warning: pics of surgery).
Posted By: Paul - Tue Jan 22, 2019 -
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Category: Body, Differently Abled, Handicapped, Challenged, and Otherwise Atypical, Human Marvels
Homer Tate
His Wikipedia page.
Long essay on the man and his work.
Great fotos here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 17, 2019 -
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Category: Eccentrics, Fairs, Amusement Parks, and Resorts, Hobbies and DIY, Human Marvels, Twentieth Century, Fictional Monsters
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