No Such Thing As A Fish

9: No Such Thing As A Word For 'Silent Fart'

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May 2, 2014
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ANECDOTE

Live Lizard Brooches

  • In late 19th-century New York, women fashionably wore live lizards as brooches.
  • These lizards, often misidentified as chameleons, were attached to clothing with small leashes, sparking RSPCA complaints.
ANECDOTE

Wig Theft

  • 17th-19th century wig-wearing, popularized by Louis XIII to hide baldness, became a status symbol.
  • Wig theft was common, with thieves using children in baskets to snatch expensive wigs.
ANECDOTE

Turing's Lost Treasure

  • Alan Turing, fearing a German invasion, buried his silver savings, encrypting the location.
  • He later couldn't decipher his code and never recovered the treasure.
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