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- List of taxa named after human genitals
- List of sexually active popes
- List of inventors killed by their own invention
- List of people who have died while on the toilet
- List of entertainers who died during a performance
- List of people who have lived in airports – List of people who have lived in an airport for more than one week
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[edit]How to win at Go
[edit]The blood-vomiting game (Japanese: 吐血の一局) was played during the Edo period of Japan, on June 27, 1835, between Honinbo Jowa (white) and Intetsu Akaboshi (black). It is noted for three brilliant moves played by Jowa, and for the premature death of the Go prodigy Intetsu Akaboshi, who died after coughing up blood onto the board after the game.
Ice resurfacer DUI
[edit]Jurisdictions differ over whether operating an ice resurfacer while drunk counts as illegal driving under the influence. A Zamboni driver in North Dakota has served jail time for driving a Zamboni drunk,[1] but a New Jersey judge ruled that driving a Zamboni does not count as DUI.[2]
- ^ Muir, Allan (June 4, 2015). "Zamboni driver sentenced to jail time for DWI at hockey game". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "Judge overturns Zamboni drunk-driving conviction". ESPN.com. April 3, 2007.
Fidel Castro and dairy
[edit]During his life, Fidel Castro had a fascination with dairy products that has been described as an obsession.[1][2] Due to this, he tried to develop the Cuban dairy industry, which failed in the long term. Dairy has been said to be "as integral to Cuban culture as Cohiba cigars".[2]
- ^ "Fidel Castro Had a Bizarre Obsession With Milk". War Is Boring. March 21, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ a b "The History of Cuba's Ongoing Obsession with Ice Cream". www.vice.com. May 10, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
Invisible ink
[edit]When the SSB discovered that semen made a good invisible ink, his agents adopted the motto "Every man his own stylo". However, the use of semen as invisible ink was ceased because of the smell it produced for the eventual receiver. It also raised questions over the masturbatory habits of the agents.[1][2]
- ^ Piers Brendon. "The spymaster who was stranger than fiction". The Independent. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
- ^ Kristie Macrakis (2014). Prisoners, Lovers, and Spies: The Story of Invisible Ink from Herodotus to Al-Qaeda. Yale University Press. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-300-17925-5.
Vegetable ban
[edit]In the European Union, attempts to introduce legislation prohibiting the sale of misshapen fruit and vegetables were defeated. The proposed "uniform standardisation parameters" would have applied to straight bananas and curved cucumbers, as well as to more extreme cases such as carrots with multiple "legs", or fused fruit. The main concern for opponents of the proposed legislation was the ethical question of the wastage it would have generated if growers were forced to discard up to 20% of their crop, produce that was nutritionally identical to more regularly shaped specimens.[1]
- ^ "Wonky fruit to stay on sale in EU". BBC News. March 25, 2010.
Peter pepper
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The unusual appearance of the peter pepper inspires descriptive names such as "penis pepper" and "Chilly Willy/Willy Chilly."[1] According to the book Peppers: the domesticated Capsicums, the peppers naturally contort into "a miniature replica of the uncircumcised male organ."[2] The uniquely-shaped chilis were named "the most pornographic pepper" by Organic Gardening Magazine.[3] The peter pepper is a product of selective breeding.[4]
- ^ Bray, Matt (November 26, 2014). "Peter Pepper Guide: Heat, Flavor, Uses". PepperScale. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ Jean Andrews (1995). Peppers: the domesticated Capsicums. University of Texas Press. p. 113. ISBN 0-292-70467-4.
- ^ Jones, Jesse (February 4, 2009). "CHILLI WILLY WARMS THE COCKLES OF FIND ME A GIFT" (Press release). London. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2010.
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How to become Wolverine
[edit]Two cases exist of adolescents injecting themselves with elemental mercury after watching X-Men Origins: Wolverine and incorrectly believing this would convert their bones to metal similar to how Wolverine obtains his adamantium skeleton.[1][2]
- ^ D. Sukheeja, P Kumar, M Singhal, and A Subramanian (2014). "Subcutaneous Mercury Injection by a Child: Ahistopathology Case Report". J Lab Physicians. 6 (1): 55–7. doi:10.4103/0974-2727.129095. PMC 3969646. PMID 24696563.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Singankutti Mudalige Thanuja Nilushi Priyangika; et al. (2016). "A rare case of self-injection of elemental mercury". BMC Res Notes. 9: 189. doi:10.1186/s13104-016-1992-8. PMC 4807590. PMID 27012667.
F. Scott Fitzgerald's penis size
[edit]Returning to Paris in April 1925, Zelda met Ernest Hemingway, whose career her husband did much to promote. Through Hemingway, the Fitzgeralds were introduced to Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, Robert McAlmon, and others.[1] Scott and Hemingway became close friends, but Zelda and Hemingway disliked each other from their first meeting. She openly referred to him with homophobic slurs and denounced him as a "fairy with hair on his chest".[2] She considered Hemingway's domineering macho persona to be merely a posture to conceal his homosexuality; in turn, Hemingway told Scott that Zelda was "insane".[3] In his memoir A Moveable Feast, Hemingway claims he realized that Zelda had a mental illness when she insisted that jazz singer Al Jolson was greater than Jesus Christ.[4] Hemingway alleged that Zelda sought to destroy her husband, and she purportedly taunted Fitzgerald over his penis size.[5] After examining it in a public restroom, Hemingway confirmed Fitzgerald's penis to be of average size.[5]
- ^ Bruccoli 2002, p. 195.
- ^ Milford 1970, p. 122.
- ^ Milford 1970; Bruccoli 2002, p. 226.
- ^ Hemingway 1964, p. 186.
- ^ a b Hemingway 1964, p. 190.
Donald Trump and handshakes
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Commentators have claimed that Trump has germophobic views relating to handshaking;[1] Trump has at times deemed handshaking to be "barbaric, disgusting and 'very, very terrible'".[2] Trump's approach to handshaking became a further subject of public debate during the COVID-19 pandemic, after he predicted that the social convention may come to an end, but that as a politician he would continue shaking hands due to its "deep-seated symbolic meaning".[2]
- ^ "Why Donald Trump's weird handshake matters". Financial Times. May 26, 2017. Archived from the original on July 21, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ a b Oxlund 2020, p. 39.
He-Man
[edit]Since his creation, He-Man has become a gay icon and amassed an LGBT following, especially amongst gay men; the character has also been noted for his sex appeal to that demographic. According to various insiders and employees, Mattel is aware of and receptive to He-Man's gay icon status and his following in the LGBT community, as well as the perception of the character as a gay man.
First interracial kiss on television
[edit]The date and program of the first interracial kiss on television is a much debated topic. In many parts of the world social stigma and legislation (such as anti-miscegenation laws) have hindered relations between people from different groups (races). The first kiss on television has been discussed in the context of this social stigma. As there is no agreement on what constitutes a race there is also no general agreement on when the first interracial kiss occurred and a number of claims exist.
Extreme ironing
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Extreme ironing (also called EI) is an extreme sport in which people take ironing boards to remote locations and iron items of clothing. According to the Extreme Ironing Bureau, extreme ironing is "the latest dangerous sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well-pressed shirt."[1]
- ^ "What is extreme ironing?" Archived 19 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Team Steam