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Blade Runner: The LEGO Edition

I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I’ve watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time,...

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The Sooner The Better

I couldn’t agree more – Ted Images found at “Advertising is good for you” Filed under: Advertising, Humour, Posters, Strip-tease, Tackieness Tagged: Stripping

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The Mymsa

The Mymsa was inspired by the German Tempo with front engine and three wheels. The van was built by the Catalan company of motorcars and motorcycles "Motor Bikes, SA" in Barcelona. It was also made in...

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Berlin in the Year of the Olympic Games – 1936

German complete colour documentary from 1936. An outstanding portrait of everyday life in Berlin in this rare, well preserved film, with the magical feeling of the pastel colours of Agfa chrome. Text...

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The Beatles This Week

April 23, 1964 – John Lennon was the guest of honor at a Foyle’s Literary Lunch in the Dorchester Hotel, London. April 24, 1964 – The last movie scenes for “A Hard Day’s Night” were filmed in West...

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Pascale Petit – French Actress

In the late 1950’s actress Pascale Petit (1938) formed serious competition for Brigitte Bardot as the sex symbol of the French cinema. Before becoming an actress, Pascale Petit worked as a beautician....

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Imogen Hassall – English Actress

Imogen Hassall (25 August 1942 – 16 November 1980) was an English actress who appeared in 33 films during the 1960s and 1970s. Early life Named after Shakespeare’s Cymbeline heroine, she was born in...

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Meanwhile At The Bar

I’m not quite sure if this is my kind of bar to be honest, but on the other hand these guys don’t look dangerous at least. And from a quiet table in the corner I’m pretty certain you wouldn’t risk...

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The Y125 Moegi Concept Bike

Back in 1955, a little company called Nippon Gakki unveiled a 125cc 2-stroke motorcycle known as the YA-1. It won a couple of races and started selling at the blistering pace of about 200 units per...

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Tina Aumont – American Actress

Maria Christina Aumont (14 February 1946 – 28 October 2006), best known as Tina Aumont, was an American actress. She was of French Jewish and Dominican descent. She was born in Hollywood, California,...

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World’s Smallest Solar Movie Theatre

Why It’s Unique: Sol Cinema is the world’s first mini mobile movie theatre powered entirely by the sun. It only accommodates 8 adults but patrons are greeted by a smiling usherette who guides them into...

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How To Keep Jehova’s Witnesses From Knocking

I’m so absolutely in the marked for one of these – Ted Image found at “fritz ißt pommes frites” Filed under: Humour, Tackieness Tagged: Jehova's witnesses, Scares

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Bastert Scooters

Helmut Bastert’s factory in Bielefeld, Germany built bicycles, mopeds and light 48cc-248cc motorcycles, but is best remembered for unusual Das Einspurauto (one-trace-car). These expensive and...

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Zappa Wisdom

I did none of that. So all right, I’m not stinking rich, but I’ve had fun all my grown life – Ted Filed under: Music, People, Quotations Tagged: Boring, Frank Zappa, LIFE, Miserable

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Alice Denham – American Model, Writer and Scholar

Alice Denham (born January 21, 1933 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American model, writer and scholar. She was Playboy magazine‘s Playmate of the Month for the July 1956 issue. Her centrefold was...

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The New Woman

Magazine caricature by C. E. Jensen 1890’s caricature of gender role reversals (satire of the New Woman), with a smoking woman aggressively pursuing a coy man. “The New Woman.” From Punch, Vol. 108. I...

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NSU/FIAT Autobianchi Panorama type D

NSU started out as a manufacturer of knitting machines in 1873. Then came bicycles, and not only complete bikes, but also parts for other companies. At that point the name NSU was created, just taking...

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Limca, Indian Lemon-Lime Soda

Limca is a lemon and lime flavoured carbonated soft drink made primarily in India and certain parts of the U.S. In an interview in 2008, Ramesh Chauhan of Parle revealed that he had approached the...

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William Mortensen – Hollywood Photographers

William Mortensen (1897–1965) was an American art photographer, primarily known for his Hollywood portraits in the 1920s-1940s in the pictorialist style. Early life He was born William Herbert...

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Cool Bottle Opener

Designed to look like an Ace of Spades, this bottle opener is as cool as it gets. Small enough to fit in your wallet or light enough to go up your sleeve yet strong enough to open a lifetime supply of...

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