April 2022
April 5, 2022
The Dinkelsbühl Armageddon
March 1946: Panic gripped the German town of Dinkelsbühl when a rumor spread that "Saturn had jumped its orbit and was hurtling earthward at astounding speed".Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find out anything else about this panic, even in German sources.
Montreal Daily Star - Mar 18, 1946
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Category: Armageddon and Apocalypses, 1940s
CHANGE RETURN
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 05, 2022 -
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Category: Animals, Technology, Poor People, Poverty, Proles, and the Underclass, Science Fiction, Cartoons
April 4, 2022
Six drown trying to save chicken
Actually, only one of them jumped into the well trying to save a chicken. The others were trying to save humans. But still, it was a mass tragedy apparently started by an attempt to save a chicken.
Edmonton Journal - Aug 2, 1995
Posted By: Alex - Mon Apr 04, 2022 -
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Category: Animals, Death, 1990s
Dewey Decimal and the Librarians
Their entry at Discogs. Alas, no audio files available.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Apr 04, 2022 -
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Category: Geeks, Nerds and Pointdexters, Music, Libraries, 1960s
April 3, 2022
Obscure actor pickets Hollywood
Feb 1938: Self-proclaimed obscure actor Emil Sitka picketed on Hollywood Boulevard, declaring that Hollywood was unfair to him.I don't think that this stunt brought him much recognition, but he did, eventually, gain success in Hollywood when, in 1947, he began appearing in Three Stooges' films. He ended up being known as the "fourth stooge". From wikipedia:
More info: his IMDB page
Pittsburgh Press - Feb 6, 1938
Posted By: Alex - Sun Apr 03, 2022 -
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Category: ShowBiz, 1930s, Actors
Dud Leaves Home
Posted By: Paul - Sun Apr 03, 2022 -
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Category: Children, Cartoons, Dogs, 1910s, Love & Romance
April 2, 2022
Ancient Greek Warrior Sunglasses
NY Daily News - July 25, 1971
For comparison, the helmet of an ancient Greek warrior:
Posted By: Alex - Sat Apr 02, 2022 -
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Category: Fashion, 1970s, Eyes and Vision
Satanic Cult Awareness
Official US Government Publication. Read it here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 02, 2022 -
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Category: Cult Figures and Artifacts, Government, PSA’s, Religion, Supernatural, Occult, Paranormal, Studies, Reports, White Papers, Investigations
April 1, 2022
Joke Beer
It's April Fool's Day. Have a beer!From Patent No. 2,140,327:
Posted By: Alex - Fri Apr 01, 2022 -
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Category: Holidays, Patents, 1930s
Pigeon
Pigeon | 비둘기 from Tadoh | Sang Joon Kim on Vimeo.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Apr 01, 2022 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Surrealism, Cartoons, Asia
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