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jovita

jordi — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:00:09 +0000

For many years, a person named Jovita was the sole inhabitant of the Rooster island, opposite to Tumaco, Colombia.

nose-flute

jordi — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:00:09 +0000

The official Polynesian musical instrument is the nose-flute, which is played by blowing through one nose-hole.

greely

jordi — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:00:07 +0000

General W. Greely (1844-1935) led an expedition into the arctic, where 19 of his 25 men starved to death. The survivors had to eat their shoes.

peter

jordi — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:00:12 +0000

There once was a stalk named Peter in Germany, whose beak was replaced by an aluminum one after losing it in a fight.

charms

jordi — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:00:06 +0000

Chinese taoist priests wrote good luck charms to cure all diseases. The patient had to burn and eat the charm.

sorry

jordi — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:00:39 +0000

Japanese children take part in the ceremony to ask forgiveness from the fish they eat.

vickers

jordi — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:00:38 +0000

The first armoured car was built by Vickers in 1902 Great Britain. It was shaped like a boat on wheels.

churchill

jordi — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:00:36 +0000

During WW2, Wiston Churchill received cigars as presents from all over the world; to protect him from being poisoned, tobacco tests were mashed up and inyected to rats.

dawgs

jordi — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:00:35 +0000

Dogs working as extras in movies in the 1930’s were paid $7.50 USD per day, the same as people.

poor-ny

jordi — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:00:33 +0000

To pay for a judgement against the city of NY in 1858, they had to cheaply auction furniture of great value.