Weird Universe

We recently posted about how Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin, used to give away "mold medallions" (dried agar cultures of his penicillin fungus) as gifts.

He was also a practitioner of microbial art, which is the ar...

Looks practical.

Compare this to the cactus bikini and celery bikini from previous posts.

The London Sketch - Dec 7, 194...

Bobcat Twister, primarily known as Bobby, performed at rodeos, fairs, and in films during the 1930s and early 1940s. Owned and trained by Monte H. Reger of Buffalo, Oklahoma, the Brahman/Texas Longhorn was initially a difficult bucking bull that was nearly impossible to ride. Reger chose to tame the steer in 1931 – reportedly using his wife’s homemade biscuits as treats – making...

"People preparing to fly merely put a little of his powder in their pockets and when the time came to bale out they merely stepped from the plane and glided gently to earth."

Arizona Republic - Sep 5, 1954

The Marshall Plan, enacted in 1948, provided $13.3 billion in US aid to Europe. But missing from that aid was neckties.

Harvey Morley, editor of the Angola Herald, decided to rectify that lapse. He launched the "Neckties for Europe" campaign that resulted i...