Heads & Tales
Now that’s a cup of Joe! Or should we say Billy!! Proof that some of the best and rarest items come in the most unexpected shapes and forms. This distinct coffee cup speaks of more than just Java… it speaks of dreams … before Billy Jamieson became a...
Remains of Marines Found 70 Years After the Crash
The missing remains of Staff Sgt. Thomas L. Meek of Lisbon La. and Capt. Henry S. White of Kansas City, Mo. were found 70 years after their dive bomber crashed in the South Pacific. In July 1943, White and Meek left the Turtle Bay Airfield on Espiritu Santo Island in...
Anthropomorphic Taxidermy
The Great Exhibition, which took place in Hyde Park, London, in 1851, included a number of taxidermy exhibits. Hermann Ploucquet, a German taxidermist, exhibited anthropomorphic taxidermy: animals engaged in human activity. The Morning Chronicle of August 12, 1851...
Hidden WWII Bomb Kills Driver in Germany
A WWII bomb which was buried for decades in the dirt of of a German construction site killed a digger driver and injured eight additional workers. The explosion occurred as the digger lifted dirt and debris from the site. It shook nearby buildings and cars and was...
