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"Salvador Dali once conned Yoko Ono out of $10,000 by
sending her a piece of dried grass instead of a hair from his moustache..."
"Fearing that the widow of John Lennon might use it for occult purposes,
the surrealist master sent a blade of dried grass when she asked for some hair."
Salvador Dali sold blade of grass to Yoko Ono for $10,000
Salvador Dalí - Wikipedia
sending her a piece of dried grass instead of a hair from his moustache..."
"Fearing that the widow of John Lennon might use it for occult purposes,
the surrealist master sent a blade of dried grass when she asked for some hair."
Salvador Dali sold blade of grass to Yoko Ono for $10,000
Salvador Dalí - Wikipedia
Dog Found Behind Wheel After High-Speed Chase In Washington State
A “very sweet” pit bull was reportedly in the driver’s seat after the car crashed. Her owner faces multiple charges.
A “very sweet” pit bull was reportedly in the driver’s seat after the car crashed. Her owner faces multiple charges.
"A pair of melon heads -- yes, actual people with watermelons on their heads --
.....used watermelons as face masks to allegedly steal from a convenience store in a small Virginia town."
A man who wore a watermelon on his head while stealing from a convenience store has been arrested - CNN
.....used watermelons as face masks to allegedly steal from a convenience store in a small Virginia town."
A man who wore a watermelon on his head while stealing from a convenience store has been arrested - CNN
Five-year-old stopped on U.S. highway wanted to buy Lamborghini, police say
"The boy, who was not identified as he is a minor, said he had left home in his parents’ vehicle after arguing with his mother, who had told him she would not buy him a Lamborghini.
" 'He decided to take the car and go to California to buy one himself,' the police said in a tweet, adding: 'He might have been short on the purchase amount as he only had $3 in his wallet.' ”
"The boy, who was not identified as he is a minor, said he had left home in his parents’ vehicle after arguing with his mother, who had told him she would not buy him a Lamborghini.
" 'He decided to take the car and go to California to buy one himself,' the police said in a tweet, adding: 'He might have been short on the purchase amount as he only had $3 in his wallet.' ”
TLDR
"In 1971, Walt Disney World had just opened in Orlando, Florida. Led Zepplin was about to blow our minds, a prison riot had been shut down at Attica, and all across America, kids were pooping pink."
"At the turn of the 20th century, with virtually no regulation of more than 80 dyes used to color food, the same dyes used for clothes could also be used to color confections and other edibles."
Franken Berry, the Beloved Halloween Cereal, Was Once Medically Found to Cause Pink Poop | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian Magazine
"In 1971, Walt Disney World had just opened in Orlando, Florida. Led Zepplin was about to blow our minds, a prison riot had been shut down at Attica, and all across America, kids were pooping pink."
"At the turn of the 20th century, with virtually no regulation of more than 80 dyes used to color food, the same dyes used for clothes could also be used to color confections and other edibles."
Franken Berry, the Beloved Halloween Cereal, Was Once Medically Found to Cause Pink Poop | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian Magazine
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"After noticing his urchins carrying rocks, shells and even hermit crabs around in his 120 gallon saltwater aquarium, a Colorado aquarium enthusiast started making them custom hats."
Why are these sea urchins sporting cowboy and viking hats? There's science to their hot looks
"...twins conceived 3 weeks apart..."
Woman gets pregnant while already pregnant, gives birth to twins conceived 3 weeks apart
TLDR
Although Roberts’s children had different due dates, she had a Caesarean section and gave birth to both babies on Sept. 17. Noah came first, weighing 4 pounds, 10 ounces. Two minutes later, his younger sister, Rosalie, arrived, weighing 2 pounds, 7 ounces.
The twins in March 2021, almost 6 months old.
(Photo by Rebecca Roberts)
Woman gets pregnant while already pregnant, gives birth to twins conceived 3 weeks apart
TLDR
Although Roberts’s children had different due dates, she had a Caesarean section and gave birth to both babies on Sept. 17. Noah came first, weighing 4 pounds, 10 ounces. Two minutes later, his younger sister, Rosalie, arrived, weighing 2 pounds, 7 ounces.
The twins in March 2021, almost 6 months old.
(Photo by Rebecca Roberts)
“You don’t see it but it exists; it is made of air and spirit,” he explained in a video documenting the Milan piece. “It is a work that asks you to activate the power of the imagination, a power that anyone has, even those who don’t believe they have it.”
Indeed, many people on the internet seem to be having trouble tapping into that power. “So you really just taped a square and called that a sculpture?”
The lucky buyer went home with a certificate of authenticity and a set of instructions: the work, per Garau, must be exhibited in a private house in a roughly five-by-five-foot space free of obstruction.
An Italian Artist Auctioned Off an ‘Invisible Sculpture’ for $18,300. It’s Made Literally of Nothing | Artnet News
Indeed, many people on the internet seem to be having trouble tapping into that power. “So you really just taped a square and called that a sculpture?”
The lucky buyer went home with a certificate of authenticity and a set of instructions: the work, per Garau, must be exhibited in a private house in a roughly five-by-five-foot space free of obstruction.
An Italian Artist Auctioned Off an ‘Invisible Sculpture’ for $18,300. It’s Made Literally of Nothing | Artnet News
Oreo Thins' Protection Program
"The Oreo Thins Protection Program cleverly hides the cookies inside discreet packaging that is camouflaged to look like something completely different, such as the spine of a Better Homes & Gardens cookbook, a Green Giant riced veggie cauliflower medley, a Ford owners manual, or a 3-pack of Hanes tagless T-shirts. When viewed from the side, your family won't be able to tell that the misleading packaging really contains sleeves of delicious Oreo Thins cookies."
Oreo Thins' New Protection Program Helps Parents Camouflage Their Cookies From Kids
"The Oreo Thins Protection Program cleverly hides the cookies inside discreet packaging that is camouflaged to look like something completely different, such as the spine of a Better Homes & Gardens cookbook, a Green Giant riced veggie cauliflower medley, a Ford owners manual, or a 3-pack of Hanes tagless T-shirts. When viewed from the side, your family won't be able to tell that the misleading packaging really contains sleeves of delicious Oreo Thins cookies."
Oreo Thins' New Protection Program Helps Parents Camouflage Their Cookies From Kids
"A lone banana peel on a sidewalk—its yellow color practically a hazard sign—doesn’t seem very threatening. But in the late-19th century, trash in New York City piled up ankle- or knee-deep."
"Accounts and photos from the time are stunning. New Yorkers threw their trash in the street, where no one picked it up, leading the city to release wild pigs to eat the refuse. Dead animals lingered in gutters for days. In this environment, discarded banana peels rotted into slippery messes and mottled into a camouflaging brown."
"When bananas first arrived in New York City, it was a triumph of logistics and planning. After the Civil War, writes Dan Koeppel in Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World, bananas in the U.S. were like caviar: expensive and hard-to-find status symbols. After all, sailing the tropical fruit from the nearest banana-producing area, Jamaica, could take three weeks by schooner, which was longer than the banana’s shelf life. But once an entrepreneur realized that leaving bananas on-deck kept them cool and unspoiled, it sparked a banana bonanza."
"In 1907, Anna H. Sturla boarded a ferry, slipped on a banana peel, and demanded $250 in compensation from the boat’s operators. Three doctors had examined her, she claimed, and told her she needed an operation. She received $150—a significant sum at the time, although less than the $500 she received after her first banana-peel incident, a fall on the train-station steps at 125th Street and Park Avenue."
" 'Not six months went by after that,' a New York Times reporter wrote, 'before Mrs. Sturla was once more in trouble with these arch-foes of hers, banana peels.' In total, Anna Sturla received $2,950 from 17 accidents in four years. In 11 cases, Sturla blamed banana peels. When the Times wrote about her, Sturla was on trial for making fraudulent complaints."
When New Yorkers Were Menaced by Banana Peels
"Accounts and photos from the time are stunning. New Yorkers threw their trash in the street, where no one picked it up, leading the city to release wild pigs to eat the refuse. Dead animals lingered in gutters for days. In this environment, discarded banana peels rotted into slippery messes and mottled into a camouflaging brown."
"When bananas first arrived in New York City, it was a triumph of logistics and planning. After the Civil War, writes Dan Koeppel in Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World, bananas in the U.S. were like caviar: expensive and hard-to-find status symbols. After all, sailing the tropical fruit from the nearest banana-producing area, Jamaica, could take three weeks by schooner, which was longer than the banana’s shelf life. But once an entrepreneur realized that leaving bananas on-deck kept them cool and unspoiled, it sparked a banana bonanza."
"In 1907, Anna H. Sturla boarded a ferry, slipped on a banana peel, and demanded $250 in compensation from the boat’s operators. Three doctors had examined her, she claimed, and told her she needed an operation. She received $150—a significant sum at the time, although less than the $500 she received after her first banana-peel incident, a fall on the train-station steps at 125th Street and Park Avenue."
" 'Not six months went by after that,' a New York Times reporter wrote, 'before Mrs. Sturla was once more in trouble with these arch-foes of hers, banana peels.' In total, Anna Sturla received $2,950 from 17 accidents in four years. In 11 cases, Sturla blamed banana peels. When the Times wrote about her, Sturla was on trial for making fraudulent complaints."
When New Yorkers Were Menaced by Banana Peels
"Before the advent of refrigeration,
Russians had a neat trick for keeping their milk from spoiling.
They'd drop a live frog in the milk bucket."
Scientists Look For New Drugs In Skin Of Russian Frog
Russians had a neat trick for keeping their milk from spoiling.
They'd drop a live frog in the milk bucket."
Scientists Look For New Drugs In Skin Of Russian Frog
"Water is scarce on Mars and it costs $2 million to send a single brick to the Red Planet, according to estimates. But astronauts can simply make their own concrete on-site using Martian dust and their own blood, according to findings published this month in the journal Materials Today Bio."
Astronaut blood can be used to make concrete on Mars, scientists say - National | Globalnews.ca
Astronaut blood can be used to make concrete on Mars, scientists say - National | Globalnews.ca
Yikes
INEGOL (Turkey) — A drunk Turkish man spent hours
joining a search and rescue party on Tuesday (Sept 28)
before realising they were looking for him.
Drunk Turkish man joins search party to look for himself
joining a search and rescue party on Tuesday (Sept 28)
before realising they were looking for him.
Drunk Turkish man joins search party to look for himself
Police think they've nabbed 'butt bandit'
The Butt Bandit of Valentine, Nebraska:
For a couple years he made his mark on the town.
The Butt Bandit of Valentine, Nebraska:
For a couple years he made his mark on the town.
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People in the media who are diagnosed with neurodiversity.
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