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Baron Grim Posted Apr 19, 2012
Max Rockatansky, more widely known as Mad Max, aka the Road Warrior is named after Baron Carl von Rokitansky, the Bohemian pathologist who developed a procedure for removing internal organs during autopsies. Writer/director George Miller was a medical student and completed his residency in Syndey in '72. His medical work and exposure to accident victims inspired the story.
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Baron Grim Posted Apr 19, 2012
Timely bonus... Dick Clark owned a house designed after the one in The Flinstones... No, really!
http://www.boredpanda.com/dick-clarks-flinstones-inspired-home-malibu/
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Baron Grim Posted Apr 19, 2012
That's what I was thinking when I read it.
Man, when you're writing in-jokes about a 19th century pathologist/physician/philosopher you're aiming for the most nichiest of niche fans.
The good baron seems to be most notably known for some rare diseases named after him.
His wikipedia page doesn't even mention his famous namesake.
Definitely an apt addition to this thread. I really don't see how I could even bring this Useless Fact up in conversation at the bar.
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Eveneye--Eegogee--Julzes Posted Apr 25, 2012
This seems like a useless fact: I will have another useless fact tomorrow (Useless because I don't believe the people who say they want a warning to ignore me).
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Baron Grim Posted Apr 25, 2012
This day in useless history - Spanish-American War: Spain declared war on the U.S. on 24 April, 1898. The the very next day, the U.S. declared war on Spain *four days earlier*. Yes, the U.S. Congress signed the declaration of war on 25 April, but dated it for the 21st.
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Eveneye--Eegogee--Julzes Posted Apr 25, 2012
Source? Believable, but please source. I will have that item shortly (in a few hours, and I will see if it gets partly or fully posted by my hinting at the Oxford Dictionary of Religion) and will eventually read through this and all threads I have joined. This is a long-termer.
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Eveneye--Eegogee--Julzes Posted Apr 26, 2012
Slow here. Title of volume is actually 'The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions'. Busy and trying to formulate what to say. It is about page 121 (11 squared) of the paperback edition. City named 'Acre' used to be 'Akka' (in English). A string of six 1s if letters were replaced by place in alphabet. And line 42 of left column on page, excepting reference lines and a space line, contains this city and to the left of it after a parenthetical dating of "(1863-8)" would be with same positional substitution (and no spaces) 11442085142015208516189191514-392025156 (dash from 'prison-city'), so the whole line to the left has eleven 1's this way including that date. Well, not knowing what to make of it, that is it.
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Baron Grim Posted Apr 30, 2012
King Tut had his own personal nose-picker. The payment for this position was three head of cattle and included room and board.
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tucuxii Posted Apr 30, 2012
Had to keep his nose nice and clean ready for mummification so they could pull his brain's out of his nostrils
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Baron Grim Posted May 1, 2012
On this page is an image from the walls of Tutankhamun's tomb depicting the sky goddess, Nut, picking his nose. Apparently nasal clearance was a task that carries on to the afterlife.
http://jubal.westnet.com/hyperdiscordia/nosepicking.html
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Baron Grim Posted May 1, 2012
According to Bad Astronomer, Phil Plait, today is [U.S.]National "Ask for Permission in a Polite and Fancy Way" day.
May 1?
Everywhere else is "Answer in a Polite and Fancy Manner" day.
1 May.
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Baron Grim Posted May 3, 2012
The most shoplifted food in the world is...
CHEESE!
I'm sure 2legs will be pleased.
http://consumerist.com/2011/10/whats-the-most-stolen-food-in-the-world-did-you-guess-cheese.html
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Pink Paisley Posted May 3, 2012
Interestingly, in Soviet Russia, it was not deemed illegal to steal processed cheese or cheese spread.
Only proper cheese is theft.
PP
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