When computer programmer Jerry Jalava had a finger amputated after a motorcycle accident, he acquired a prosthetic finger with a USB attached. When Jerry uses the USB, he removes the prosthetic finger. He currently has Billix, CouchDBX and Ajatus installed on the drive, but he hopes for his next prosthetic to have a removable fingertip and an RFID tag (tracking device that uses radio waves). His blog Pictures Source
Alan Titchmarsh, BBC TV gardener, has a waxwork at Madame Tussauds that is “one of the most fondled.” His waxwork is kissed so frequently that lipstick is washed off its face twice a week. Source Source
For the 1939 World's Fair, Joe Sprinz, a catcher for the San Francisco Seals, tried to catch a baseball dropped 1,000-1,200 feet by a blimp. While part of his mitt touched the ball, the ball hit him in the face. He spent three months in the hospital due to 5 knocked-out teeth and a jaw fractured in 12 places. Source Source
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Another outstanding post. Brava!
Sweet. I haven't checked here in a while, and boy am I impressed! Boo-Yah!
Rebecca: Thank you :)
Peter: Yay! I'm glad you checked back here. Boo-yah!
Great facts as always. That dust storm cloud is scary!! I wouldn't wanna live in a place that it regularly visits..
ailurophile: Thank you. I agree. I don't know how they survived.
Well, when it's all you have, you don't really have a choice.
Of course--good point. I think the hardest thing about being in a bad situation with no choice is to make the best of it. A lot of people today have become more self-oriented and I think would have a harder time making the best of a tough situation like this. I know I would personally have to work on my sense of self-entitlement.
'For the 1939 World's Fair, Joe Sprinz, a catcher for the San Francisco Seals, tried to catch a baseball dropped 1,000-1,200 feet by a blimp. While part of his mitt touched the ball, the ball hit him in the face. He spent three months in the hospital due to 5 knocked-out teeth and a jaw fractured in 12 places.'
Very interesting and somewhat 'crazy'.
thekingpin68: Only somewhat.
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