Mildly interesting
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Some of you zoomed in to pick up on the grave behind the one we posted about yesterday, and spotted what’s probably the most well known headstone in the old Goldfield, Nevada cemetery. The story behind what lies beneath that stone is a lot more sad than the message on it that often conjure up a bit of macabre humor. That story goes about how a drifter came to town and he was hungry when he arrived. Penniless, the man sought out the dumpsters of the Nevada gold mining town, and there he found a jar of library paste. Now, it’s important to note that the paste once used to bind the pages of a book was a mix of flour and water, so it really wasn’t all that much different than say something like raw pancake mix. The trick was that this stuff also contained a large amount of alum, and enough of it to poison this poor old boy who was just looking to fill his belly after wandering about Nevada and drifting into town.
His name now lost to time, all that was found to potentially identify him was a letter in his pocket addressed to someone named Ross. We have no idea where that life started, nor what he did along the way, all we know of him is that he died from eating library paste, and his story now lives for all time..
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Shadow art by Kumi Yamashita Studio
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The Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish, which is at risk of extinction, can reach an impressive size of 80cm and a weight of up to 3kg, making it the world's largest invertebrate living in freshwater
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Yo, Gaston! We gonna need a bigger pot for dat one!
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Musical knives... These were used in the 16th century, mainly in Europe. These knives were engraved with musical scores along the blade and were used during banquets and parties. Each knife had a part of the engraved music corresponding to a specific vocal range (such as soprano, countertenor, tenor, bass), allowing guests to sing together before or after meals. These knives are a fascinating example of the intersection between art, music, and cuisine in European history.
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A 10,000-year-old skeleton - the oldest known Briton - was found inside a cave in Cheddar, England, and was nicknamed "Cheddar Man". His DNA was tested and it was concluded that a living relative was teaching history about half a mile away, tracing back nearly 300 generations. What is more, they seem to share facial features too!
Full story: https://bit.ly/4cTqvQH
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A 10,000-year-old skeleton - the oldest known Briton - was found inside a cave in Cheddar, England, and was nicknamed "Cheddar Man". His DNA was tested and it was concluded that a living relative was teaching history about half a mile away, tracing back nearly 300 generations. What is more, they seem to share facial features too!
Full story: https://bit.ly/4cTqvQH
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It’s called a Walking Palm Tree because it does actually walk. When it chooses a location to go towards, it grows new roots in that direction and lets the trailing roots die back. This continues inch by inch, and it can travel up to twenty feet in a year.
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Seems controversial
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In 1967, The Mamas and The Papas were forced to lip sync their hit song "California Dreamin" on The Ed Sullivan Show. They rebelled by making this obvious to viewers.
Link to video"Singer Michelle Phillips took a banana on stage and ate half of it in a sign of protest. At the end of the song, she misplaced the microphone and continued singing in the said banana."
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In 1967, The Mamas and The Papas were forced to lip sync their hit song "California Dreamin" on The Ed Sullivan Show. They rebelled by making this obvious to viewers.
Link to video"Singer Michelle Phillips took a banana on stage and ate half of it in a sign of protest. At the end of the song, she misplaced the microphone and continued singing in the said banana."
wrote on 14 Jul 2024, 18:15 last edited by@George-K Outfits are very "60ish" looking. LOL
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In 1967, The Mamas and The Papas were forced to lip sync their hit song "California Dreamin" on The Ed Sullivan Show. They rebelled by making this obvious to viewers.
Link to video"Singer Michelle Phillips took a banana on stage and ate half of it in a sign of protest. At the end of the song, she misplaced the microphone and continued singing in the said banana."
wrote on 14 Jul 2024, 18:47 last edited by Renauda@George-K said in Mildly interesting:
In 1967, The Mamas and The Papas were forced to lip sync their hit song "California Dreamin" on The Ed Sullivan Show. They rebelled by making this obvious to viewers.
Link to video"Singer Michelle Phillips took a banana on stage and ate half of it in a sign of protest. At the end of the song, she misplaced the microphone and continued singing in the said banana."
So the story goes, the Grateful Dead was also in NY at the time and the Mamas and Papas had gotten together with Garcia and company for a friendly visit. The M & Ps expressed anxiety about their pending TV debut that evening. The Dead were their usual hospitable selves and offered their friends LSD to alleviate their concerns. The M & Ps were well into the psychedelic ozone when they floated on stage that evening.
Might be just a story but then it might not. You decide.