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- Weird Universe
Weird Universe Blog — June 10, 2025 Volvo Heartbeat Sensor The 2007 Volvo S80 sedan included an unusual feature: a heartbeat sensor If someone was hiding in the car, the sensor could detect this and notify you as you approached The ad for the S80 dramatized how the feature worked
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Weird Universe Blog — June 8, 2025 Conrad Cantzen Shoe Fund During his life Conrad Cantzen was known as a forever down-on-his-luck actor But when he died in 1945 it turned out that he had amassed a fortune of $226,000 (about $4 million in today's money) His will directed that the money should be used to create the "Conrad Cantzen Shoe Fund
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Weird Universe Blog — June 7, 2025 The Picture Pistol Clarence Stephens patented three versions of his picture pistol It was clearly something he spent a lot of time working on His persistence paid off because he was able to get it to market as the 'auto-magic picture gun'
- The Gallery of Weird Facts - Weird Universe
By custom, instead of shaking each other's right hand, Boy Scouts are supposed to greet fellow Scouts with "a warm left hand clasp " Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts, claimed that he started this tradition after being told by an African chieftain that, "The men in my tribe greet the bravest with the left hand "
- Weird Universe Archive: 2025-04
Weird Universe Archive April 2025 April 10, 2025 Stuck in an elevator for 3 days The news stories about this woman's ordeal are frustratingly scant on details, and I can't find more info anywhere else She must have been suffering from severe dehydration after being stuck in an elevator for three days Did she just drive herself home?
- Weird News of the 1900s - Weird Universe
June 1903: Islamic leader Mirza Ghulam Ahmad challenged Christian evangelist John Alexander Dowie to a "prayer duel" to the death Ahmad claimed to be second coming of Christ in the spirit who would establish the final victory of Islam on earth But Dowie, claiming to be the forerunner of Christ's return, insisted that Christ intended to destroy all Muslims
- Weird Universe Archive: 2025-05
Who We Are; Alex Boese Alex is the creator and curator of the Museum of Hoaxes He's also the author of various weird, non-fiction books such as Elephants on Acid Paul Di Filippo Paul has been paid to put weird ideas into fictional form for over thirty years, in his career as a noted science fiction writer He has recently begun blogging on many curious topics with three fellow writers at The
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Weird Universe Blog — June 5, 2025 Kitchell’s Composite Madonna Artist Joseph Gray Kitchell spent years creating a "Composite Madonna," which he did by superimposing 271 photographs of Virgin Mary paintings on top of each other
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