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Arts Do Not Adjust Your Set Humour Oddities

The secret lives of the priests in Father Ted

July 30, 2015 No Comments

Fascinating. A potted biography of the miscellaneous other priests that populated life on Craggy Island. I’m guessing that everybody knows about the back stories of the famous actors who played Bishop Jim Brennan (Jim Norton) and Frs Fintan Stack (Brendan Grace), Noel Furlong (Graham Norton) and Todd Unctious (Gerard McSorley). And that Clare Grogan from […]

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Oddities X-Files

The Truth is Out There: CIA claims responsibility for UFO sightings in late 1950s, 1960s

July 1, 2015 No Comments

It was us!, claims the CIA (Irish Times). All those UFO reports in the 50’s and 60’s was the U2 spy plane. On the other hand, can you believe what the CIA tell you? Is this just another cover up like Roswell? A cover-up of a cover-up? More disinformation! *dons tinfoil hat* *mumbles incoherently*

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Bits & Bobs Jesus Wept Oddities

“Jesus wept”, John 11:35

April 15, 2015 No Comments

I never knew that.

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Films History Oddities

Bus Stops of the former Soviet Union

February 18, 2015February 20, 2015 No Comments

Some quirk for the day – An obsession – brutal, beautiful bus stop design of the former Soviet states on Vimeo.

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Gender Oddities Society

Spicy sauces and gender

February 14, 2015 No Comments

Penn State have released a study on hot sauce and gender: In the study, the researchers conclude that women are more likely to seek sensation from spicy food, while men are more likely to see other extrinsic rewards like praise and admiration. The authors write, "It is possible that the cultural association of consuming spicy […]

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Europe Films Oddities Transport

Bus advertising in Denmark. Epic.

February 7, 2015 No Comments

Molotov Cocktails! Sexy Sandwiches! Via Grist

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Arts Health Life Oddities People

Delightfully Mad

January 16, 2015 No Comments

‘Wise mad man gives you the best life advice you will ever get’. […] perhaps he’s full of truth because he is not really crazy (or maybe it’s because he’s the right kind of crazy.) His name is Matthew Silver, a clown and street performer who thinks that playing the role of a raving lunatic […]

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Arts Films Fuck yeah! Moving Pictures Oddities

Danger 5

January 11, 2015January 19, 2015 No Comments

“You hit a woman!” “I hit a NAZI!” Possibly the best thing to emerge from Australia since Kylie Minogue.

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History Military Oddities

The Story of How NORAD’s Santa Tracker Began

December 20, 2014 No Comments

Lovely little interview in the NPR that explains the story of how the Santa Tracker came to be. Terri remembers her dad had two phones on his desk, including a red one. “Only a four-star general at the Pentagon and my dad had the number,” she says. “This was the ’50s, this was the Cold […]

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Films Oddities Politics

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December 17, 2014March 25, 2015 No Comments

A collection of soundbites from the last few years, protests, politicians, the good, the bad and P. Flynn to boot. Via Ireland | This video does not exist. – YouTube.

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