Archive for July 6th, 2024

1948: The Austerity Olympics

Embed from Getty ImagesWe're only three weeks away from the opening of the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. Hosting the Olympics is a big gamble for any city these days because of the expense. Paris budgeted €4.397 bil...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/07/06/1948-The-Austerity-Olympics/

The World's Largest Potato Masher Is Almost 39 Feet Tall

Potato mashers are useful kitchen implents that serve to prevent you from opening drawers. If you are still able to open a kitchen drawer despite the persistent and valiant efforts of your potato masher, call in this mon...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/07/06/The-Worlds-Largest-Potato-Masher-Is-Almost-39-Feet-Tall/

Sheriff Tanglewhip to the Rescue

When two outlaws get into a dispute, only Sheriff Tanglewhip can save the day! Wait, is he there to arrest these guys for stealing gold (they say they "found" it), or is he there to settle their dispute with each other?...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/07/06/Sheriff-Tanglewhip-to-the-Rescue/

This Japanese Restaurant Is Famous for Its Rude Staff

And I do mean famous, not infamous.The Lazy House in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan is widely known for its very rude staff. As a direct result, reservations must be booked weeks in advance. Customers seek it o...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/07/06/This-Japanese-Restaurant-Is-Famous-for-Its-Rude-Staff/

Possible Hidden Meanings Behind the Jack Sprat Nursery Rhyme

Jack Sprat could eat no fatHis wife could eat no leanAnd so betwixt the two of themThey licked the platter clean.You probably first heard this nursery rhyme when you were very young. If it was read from a book, it most l...

https://www.neatorama.com/2024/07/06/Possible-Hidden-Meanings-Behind-the-Jack-Sprat-Nursery-Rhyme/
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