Who Knew? Some Fun Facts

Frank 'Rocky' Fiegel, born in Poland on January 27, 1868, emigrated with his family to America.

When Popeye's creator met him, he was a working at Wiebusch’s tavern in Chester, Illinois, to clean and maintain order.

He had a reputation to be always involved in fighting, so he had a deformed eye (“Pop-eye”). He had demonstrated his strength in so many fights that he became a local legend. He always smoked his pipe, so he spoke only with one side of his mouth.

When he was with children he held the pipe with the corner of his mouth and told them the antics of his youth, often boasting of his physical strength and loudly claiming that spinach is the food that makes him invincible.

Popeye's character creator Elzie Crisler Segar was born in Chester and was one of the children who had the privilege of hearing 'live' the stories of the former sailor.

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JBR said:
Pappy, real interesting. Can you tell us about any explanation re how it can provide this effect and/or how it was made ?
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This is about all I could find JBR.

Carvilio Gemello, The Mummy of Rome
The tomb was discovered only in 2000 in the necropolis of Grottaferrata, near Rome.

According to Prometeo Magazine, the underground chapel contained two marble sarcophagi of excellent workmanship, decorated in relief and inscribed with the names of the two deceased: Carvilio Gemello and Aebutia Quarta.

When they opened the sarcophagi, the archaeologists were in for a huge surprise - the bodies were still intact.
The embalming they had been subjected to had allowed them to be in such an extraordinary state of preservation that Carvilio's remains became known as the 'Mummy of Rome'.

Carvilio's body was wrapped in a shroud and completely covered with flowers.
Large, well-maintained garlands covered the upper half of the body, one of which was placed around the head. One of his femures was found fractured in two places.
In addition, a high percentage of arsenic was found in the hair, which means both septicemias caused by an injury or a fall from a horse and poisoning were hypothesized as the circumstances of his death.
A Holographic Image Almost 2000 Years Ago
Carvilio had died quite young, at the age of only 18. His mother, Aebutia, followed him a few years later, at the age of 40-45.

Aebutia's body was barely perceptible, as it was covered with a plant mantle made up of hundreds of tiny garlands.
A well-preserved wig was placed on her head, wrapped in a net woven with fine gold double thread, and finished with a braid.

On the woman's finger was a gold ring, with a bezel of rock crystal worked in cabochon, through the convex upper surface of which was seen the bust of a male figure finely executed on a sheet of micro-relief.
This creates a holographic image that fascinates the viewer, especially given the age of the jewel. The luminous effect of the crystal lens lends a mysterious depth to the image of the deceased.
Following the loss of her beloved son, Aebutia commissioned the precious gold ring to keep his memory alive.

The ring is currently on display at the Museo Archeologica Nazionale di Palestrina.
 
Pink Biz said:
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It seems this meme is a, umm, crock. I'm happy to have seen the post though, because it sent me on a journey to learn more about these fascinating creatures (who terrify me).

According to Do Alligators & Crocodiles Die of Old Age? (Myths Busted) – Fauna Facts

When cells stop dividing, no new healthy and young cells are made. It is why humans and other animals are weaker and weaker as they age.

It also happens to crocodiles, but the process is so slow that it becomes negligible. Sensationalist reporting say that they do not age—that they will only keep on growing, but they die of diseases or predation. Some say they die because of starvation.

This is not true. A crocodilian expert, Adam Rosenblatt, said that the aging process for crocs is not really understood. Studies show that crocodiles do age. They even die of old age in captivity despite the care that they receive.

Wikipedia says:

Measuring crocodile age is unreliable, although several techniques are used to derive a reasonable guess. The most common method is to measure lamellar growth rings in bones and teeth—each ring corresponds to a change in growth rate which typically occurs once a year between dry and wet seasons.[68] Bearing these inaccuracies in mind, it can be safely said that all crocodile species have an average lifespan of at least 30–40 years, and in the case of larger species an average of 60–70 years. The oldest crocodiles appear to be the largest species. C. porosus is estimated to live around 70 years on average, with limited evidence of some individuals exceeding 100 years.[69]

In captivity, some individuals are claimed to have lived for over a century. A male crocodile lived to an estimated age of 110–115 years in a Russian zoo in Yekaterinburg.[70] Named Kolya, he joined the zoo around 1913 to 1915, fully grown, after touring in an animal show, and lived until 1995.[70] A male freshwater crocodile lived to an estimated age of 120–140 years at the Australia Zoo.[71] Known affectionately as "Mr. Freshie", he was rescued around 1970 by Bob Irwin and Steve Irwin, after being shot twice by hunters and losing an eye as a result, and lived until 2010.[71] Crocworld Conservation Centre, in Scottburgh, South Africa, claims to have a male Nile crocodile that was born in 1900. Named Henry, the crocodile is said to have lived in Botswana along the Okavango River, according to centre director Martin Rodrigues.[72][73]
 
StarSong said:
It seems this meme is a, umm, crock. I'm happy to have seen the post though, because it sent me on a journey to learn more about these fascinating creatures (who terrify me).

According to Do Alligators & Crocodiles Die of Old Age? (Myths Busted) – Fauna Facts

When cells stop dividing, no new healthy and young cells are made. It is why humans and other animals are weaker and weaker as they age.

It also happens to crocodiles, but the process is so slow that it becomes negligible. Sensationalist reporting say that they do not age—that they will only keep on growing, but they die of diseases or predation. Some say they die because of starvation.

This is not true. A crocodilian expert, Adam Rosenblatt, said that the aging process for crocs is not really understood. Studies show that crocodiles do age. They even die of old age in captivity despite the care that they receive.

Wikipedia says:

Measuring crocodile age is unreliable, although several techniques are used to derive a reasonable guess. The most common method is to measure lamellar growth rings in bones and teeth—each ring corresponds to a change in growth rate which typically occurs once a year between dry and wet seasons.[68] Bearing these inaccuracies in mind, it can be safely said that all crocodile species have an average lifespan of at least 30–40 years, and in the case of larger species an average of 60–70 years. The oldest crocodiles appear to be the largest species. C. porosus is estimated to live around 70 years on average, with limited evidence of some individuals exceeding 100 years.[69]

In captivity, some individuals are claimed to have lived for over a century. A male crocodile lived to an estimated age of 110–115 years in a Russian zoo in Yekaterinburg.[70] Named Kolya, he joined the zoo around 1913 to 1915, fully grown, after touring in an animal show, and lived until 1995.[70] A male freshwater crocodile lived to an estimated age of 120–140 years at the Australia Zoo.[71] Known affectionately as "Mr. Freshie", he was rescued around 1970 by Bob Irwin and Steve Irwin, after being shot twice by hunters and losing an eye as a result, and lived until 2010.[71] Crocworld Conservation Centre, in Scottburgh, South Africa, claims to have a male Nile crocodile that was born in 1900. Named Henry, the crocodile is said to have lived in Botswana along the Okavango River, according to centre director Martin Rodrigues.[72][73]
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Interesting! Thanks for posting.
 
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