We wrap up “Tiny Museum Week” with the world’s only museum dedicated to the Victorian explorer, Sir Richard Burton. There’s just one catch - the museum is located in the loo of a private residence in St Ives, Cornwall in the UK. History buff Shanty Baba converted the 36 sq...
During the history of this blog, I’ve told you about some very big things, like the world’s largest turkey, the world’s largest collection of stuffed dogs, the world’s largest monopoly game, the world’s largest dental collection, and even the world’s largest can of oatmeal. So why not add a few...
Gläserne Mensch (Glass Man) - the first transparent human model complete with bones, muscles and arteries. Dresden’s Deutsche Hygiene-Museum was founded in 1911 by mouthwash magnate Dr. Karl August Lingner to have ignorant people better understand their own health. The permanent exhibits revolve around aspects of the human being: scientific...
This blog has never been to Yemen before, and the only really interesting (as in ridiculously interesting) museum appears to be one dedicated to the country’s deposed leader, which officially opened earlier this year. Due to the Yemeni Revolution during the Arab Spring, Ali Abdullah Saleh was forced to step...
As a non-believer in all things Saint Valentine (after all the “real” St. Valentine was beaten with clubs, stoned, and beheaded by Emperor Claudius…sounds so freakin’ romantic) I refuse to recognize the worst of all commercialised holidays, but let’s not forget…I am also a lazy asshole. So I’ve decided to...
I’ve been a pet sitter (or should I say pet walker?) off and on for over ten years. When you are allowed entry into strangers’ homes you are surprised to learn how people really live. Strangers are indeed strange. One day maybe I’ll write a book detailing the lives of...
On this day in 1911, Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece, the Mona Lisa, was stolen from the Louvre in Paris by a former employee who walked out of the museum with the painting in his jacket. ,The thief, Vincenzo Peruggia, claimed to have been motivated by his patriotism to Italy, to...
I know some readers are too young to remember Imelda Marcos, but she is probably the most famous shoe collector of all time. Did you hear that, Kanye? ALL TIME!!! Between 1965 and 1986, Ferdinand Marcos reigned over the Philippines, while his missus managed to buy nearly 3000 pairs of...
Heinz cans from the Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising in London
When 16 year old Robert Opie arrived home with a Munchies wrapper back in 1963, he declared that he would never throw away anything ever again. That’s true and then some. The Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising displays the history of consumption with over a hundred years of stuff...
Museum object 6 degrees to Kevin Bacon I actually have a Kevin Bacon board game sitting on a shelf in my closet. It was played only a few times because none of my friends or family knows as much useless information as I do. Good to know that I can...
First of all, it takes a brave man to want to read a leaflet by Miss Deb, let alone a mid-century mother and her young daughter. In the 1960s, Kotex promoted menstrual pads for young girls with the marketing idea to catch them while they’re young. “Deb” stood for young...
