Monthly Archives: April 2006

Random Historical Fact of the Day

Posted on April 25, 2006 by Anoush

Yesterday, we here at Project Whimwit were proud to bring you Lincoln’s Broadsword Adventure. Today, we give you Victorian burial practices, in which we learn that high end caskets came with bells attached and attendants standing at the ready to … Continue reading →

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Bizarre photo of the day

Posted on April 24, 2006 by Anoush

Is Getty Images really this bad at Photoshop , and what, in God’s name, is this: …doing on the New York Times front web page?! I mean, is that honestly a giant hand with a glowing sphere? I must say … Continue reading →

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Arr, Broadswords

Posted on April 24, 2006 by Anoush

I’ve heard of Lincoln-Douglas debates. I think I might have accidentally had one. But Lincoln-Shields duel? Lincoln stated that the weapons he wished to use would be “Cavalry Broadswords of the largest size”. He figured that he could easily disarm … Continue reading →

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Schadenfreude

Posted on April 24, 2006 by Anastasia

A couple of weeks ago, I fiddled with Kaavya Viswanathan’s book in a store and thought it looked like it would make for fun lazy day reading. When the New York Times Book Review ran a profile on Miss Viswanathan, … Continue reading →

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