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here’s a clip from a japanese tv show in which a panel ranks old men based on how handsome they were 50 years ago
another clip from a japanese tv show in which a panel ranks old men based on how handsome they were 50 years ago
bit of a change of attitude this time around?
maybe this will boggle your mind, i know it did mine! the year is 1905 one hundred years ago. what a difference a century makes! here are some of the u.s. statistics for 1905: the average life expectancy in the u.s. was 47 years. only 14 percent of the homes in the u.s. had a bathtub. only 8 percent of the homes had a telephone. a three-minute call from denver to new york city cost eleven dollars. there were only 8,000 cars in the u.s., and only 144 miles of paved roads. the maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. alabama, mississippi, iowa, and tennessee were each more heavily populated than california. with a mere 1.4 million residents, california was only the 21st most populous state in the union. the tallest structure in the world was the eiffel tower! the average wage in the u.s. was 22 cents an hour. the average u.s. worker made between $200 and $400 per year. a competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year, a dentist $2,500 per year, a veterinarian between $1,500 and $4,000 per year, and a mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year. more than 95 percent of all births in the u.s. took place at home . ninety percent of all u.s. physicians had no college education. instead, they attended medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press and by the government as "substandard." sugar cost four cents a pound. eggs were fourteen cents a dozen. coffee was fifteen cents a pound. most women only washed their hair once a month, and used borax or egg yolks for shampoo. canada passed a law prohibiting poor people from entering the country for any reason. the five leading causes of death in the u.s. were: 1. pneumonia and influenza 2. tuberculosis 3. diarrhea 4. heart disease 5. stroke the american flag had 45 stars. arizona, oklahoma, new mexico, hawaii, and alaska hadn't been admitted to the union yet. the population of las vegas, nevada, was 30!!! crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented. there was no mother's day or father's day. two of 10 u.s. adults couldn't read or write. only 6 percent of all americans had graduated high school. marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over the counter at corner drugstores. according to one pharmacist, "heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian of health." (shocking!) eighteen percent of households in the u.s had at least one full-time servant or domestic. there were only about 230 reported murders in the entire u.s. and i forwarded this from someone else without typing it myself, and sent it to you in a matter of seconds! try to imagine what it may be like in another 100 years . it staggers the mind.
spokane, wash. — a volkswagen van stolen 35 years ago in washington state has been found in a shipping container at the los angeles/long beach seaport. customs agents found the 1965 van on oct. 19 when they opened a shipping container bound for the netherlands, the spokesman-review newspaper reported. they ran the vehicle identification number and discovered it was listed as stolen. law officers said the van, which is in great shape, was stolen from an upholstery shop in spokane on july 12, 1974 — while spokane was hosting the 1974 world's fair. authorities have not been able to find the original owner, whom they would not identify. the operators of a vehicle restoration business in arizona were the latest to have possession of the van, which they refurbished and planned to sell overseas, said michael maleta, an investigator with the california highway patrol. maleta said the shop is also considered a victim in the case, and he declined to identify it. the van now legally belongs to allstate insurance co., which paid off the original owner's theft claim back in 1974. the highway patrol turned over the van to allstate this week. maleta said the van had been restored to pristine condition. "now it's probably worth 27 grand," he said. "it's a beautiful van." megan brunet, a spokeswoman for allstate, said the company is looking through old records trying to find the original policy and theft claim. "trying to find paper files from that far back can be pretty challenging," she said. the company will likely have the van appraised and go through the process of getting a replacement title before selling it at auction, she said. source
pot legalized.
get off the drugs, bush.
sakura's death in a nice comic form.
the original fight for life.
