Odds and sods I look at regularly, just because they amuse me. I hope they do the same for you. Incidentally, I found this page’s title on Greg Ross’s Futility Closet (it’s somewhere on this page) in a mini-article which also includes the delightful sentence in Icelandic: Barbara Ara bar Ara araba bara rabbabara. Ross points out that this, “besides being fun to say, is spelled with only three letters. It means “Barbara, daughter of Ari, brought only rhubarb to Ari the Arab.”
Weird Universe » Thomas Snell’s Millions
Rich people are weird.
Before dipping into this story, some perspective on the value of the estate.
And as final icing on the cake.
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Weird Universe » Miss Electric Bedding
Advertising Age ran a photo of "Miss Electric Bedding" in its Nov 10, 1952 issue. But it didn't give her name.
Advertising Age – Nov 10, 1952
A month later, reports appeared in a number of newspapers stating that actress Viveca Lindfors had declined to be crowned "Miss Electric Bedding."
Daily Mirror – Dec 16, 1952
I'm not sure if that's Viveca … [Link]
Futility Closet » Three by Three
From Lee Sallows: 
(Thanks, Lee!) [Link]
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