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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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
It’s always something.
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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."
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@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.
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June 21 1955. Sam Gray, David Rutford and Fred Hallberg begin their cruise down the Mississippi river from Saint Paul Minnesota on a homemade raft. The raft was built of barrels and planks. Power for the propeller was provided by a 1939 Chevrolet they had paid $ 15 for. the car had 172,000 miles on it. The rear wheels of the car ran against another set of wheels which turned the propeller. The car's steering wheel turned the raft's rudder.
In Saint Louis Missouri the men had a delay as the Chevy's valves needed to be ground. Outside of Memphis Tennessee a bearing on the propeller shaft burned out but the men were able to repair it with tools borrowed from a barge crew. The men ran low on food as they discovered a stowaway was eating their food. The stowaway was a rat. The men tried fishing for food but caught nothing the entire trip.
Other problems encountered included mosquitoes, driftwood in the river and backwash from passing barges. On July 25 1955 the trio reached New Orleans. They planned to drive the Chevrolet back to Minnesota.
Epilogue. The three men made it back to Saint Paul driving the Chevrolet in 49 hours. The car used five gallons of oil for the return drive.
Photo Ramsey County Historical Society.
"My pronouns are FA/FO." - Mik, 2024
