myths

Otis O'Toole, Dahmer, etc.

of course plenty of ppl thought (still think) that the headhunters of new guinea were cannibals b/c of how the papuans used the remains of the deceased--they decorated skulls, used human teeth in geneology ladders, necklaces, and so on.
...but they probably weren't, normally.

And I'd doubt westerners would allow cannibalism to continue if they/we knew about it. 'cause it's only right and good that we 'civilize' the 'primitives', right? and what's more exotic, primitive, and boogeyman-scary than cannibal headhunters?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300100922/102-4155408-0663306?v=glance&n=283155

http://www.cannibals.fi/kuvat/logo_cannibals.jpg

They ate some of Cooks sister ships crew on one of his voyages to NZ. WHen Cook decided not to seek revenge, the crew staged a mock trial with a native Maori dog on the deck of the ship, and ate the dog in protest. salmonds book is a great read

There's very strong forensic archaeological evidence for defleshing the dead, but that doesn't equate to cannibalism.

I have to admit, I can't remember if the evidence is for defleshing with knives, or with teeth (which is stronger evidence that the bodies were being eaten, of course).

very disappointed to discover that the story about the high court judge who didnt know who the beatles are is apocryphal

The media, predictably, placed the Openshaw episode in the context of judges in the past who had allegedly asked questions showing them to be ancient relics living in ivory towers.

"Who are the Beatles?" is the most famous such question. I'm sure it was never asked. I have spent an inordinate proportion of my journalistic life trying to trace it. I've searched newspaper archives and, over the years, asked literally hundreds of lawyers active during the 60s if they could point to a judge who said those words.

In this column I've frequently offered a bottle of best Guardian champagne to any reader with a solution. None has provided one. The offer stands.

although marcel berlins will have been pleased to note that three years later his own newspaper included it in the obituary of james pickles

Although Pickles was famously given to newsworthy remarks in court – such as: "Who are the Beatles?" – the judiciary at the time abided by the Kilmuir rules, which barred debate outside.

this one seems to be true at least

Mr Justice Harman appeared not to know who Paul Gascoigne was, when in 1990 ‘Gazza’ brought a court case against the publication of an unauthorised biography.
Another judge asked whether footballer Paul Gascoigne played 'Rugby or Association?' before asking if there was an operetta called 'La Gazza Ladra?'

Another judge asked whether footballer Paul Gascoigne played 'Rugby or Association?' before asking if there was an operetta called 'La Gazza Ladra?'

At the time, Gazza was one of the country’s most famous footballers. Gazza’s lawyer began the case by saying: ‘Mr Gascoigne is a very well-known footballer.’

The judge replied: ‘Rugby or Association?’ Later he asked : ‘Isn’t there an operetta called La Gazza Ladra?’

I've always found it kinda funny that the myth that rabbits like carrots comes directly from Bugs Bunny:

As for rabbits and carrots, it goes back to Bugs Bunny and an old Clark Gable movie from 1934. The film was a romantic comedy called It Happened One Night, and it was a huge hit at the time. There was a scene where Gable was talking around a carrot he was chewing on and the animators for Bugs Bunny depicted Bugs doing the same, in an open parody of the scene that audiences of the time would have immediately recognized (kind of the way we immediately recognize when a Shrek character imitates "bullet time" from The Matrix). That became standard Bugs Bunny behavior, and what followed was 75 years of kids growing up thinking that rabbits were carrot junkies.

(From here: http://www.cracked.com/article_19527_5-ridiculous-animal-myths-that-you-probably-believe.html.)

urine is not actually sterile!

https://www.healthline.com/health/is-urine-sterile

Lol at

You’ll likely take in the least amount of bacteria if you drink urine quickly.

also it pairs very well with roast duck

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