odds and ends
Approximately two-thirds of the world's people drive on the right side of the road, and one-third on the left.
Despite what many Americans might think, only four European countries still have left-side driving: the UK, Ireland, Cyprus, and Malta. All island nations.
Sweden was the last hold-out on the European continent. In 1955, a referendum was held and 83% of voters voted against changing from left to right. Nonetheless, in 1963, Sweden's parliament passed a law making the change. The change went into effect in 1967.
Men in Ancient Egypt typically shaved their heads; no surprise there. In addition however, many would place small scented wax cones on their heads that would melt slowly in the desert heat... an early form of deodorant?
The Monkees released their final album, Changes, in 1970. By this point, they were down to two members- Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz. One single, 'Oh My My', made it to #99 on the Billboard chart. The album itself did not chart. The running joke at Colgems, their record label, was that eventually the band would be down to one member, who would release an album called The Monkee.
Despite what many Americans might think, only four European countries still have left-side driving: the UK, Ireland, Cyprus, and Malta. All island nations.
Sweden was the last hold-out on the European continent. In 1955, a referendum was held and 83% of voters voted against changing from left to right. Nonetheless, in 1963, Sweden's parliament passed a law making the change. The change went into effect in 1967.
Men in Ancient Egypt typically shaved their heads; no surprise there. In addition however, many would place small scented wax cones on their heads that would melt slowly in the desert heat... an early form of deodorant?
The Monkees released their final album, Changes, in 1970. By this point, they were down to two members- Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz. One single, 'Oh My My', made it to #99 on the Billboard chart. The album itself did not chart. The running joke at Colgems, their record label, was that eventually the band would be down to one member, who would release an album called The Monkee.
posted by gbj at 5:14 PM
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Yeah, last time I saw Mickey, he didn't have the best set of pearlies. And this has been a while.
But you know Stephen Stills was turned down for a Monkees role way back when for that very reason, bad teeth. So he told his roommate at the time, one Peter Tork (who somewhat resembled him) to apply and the rest is history.
Teeth and teeth! What are teeth?
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Very important factors, apparently.
Peter was "my" Monkee and I was devoted to him until I read an interview in which he stated his ideal woman was Sophia Loren. This information deftly deflated my fantasies of becoming Mrs. Tork.
So where do you get all this fascinating info?
Well, the left/right driving thing came up in a conversation so I just did a search and stumbled on a cool website that has it broken down by every country in the world, even by population!
The scented cone info comes from a book on Ancient Egypt I've read about a zillion times.
And the Monkees bit comes from various sources; I've read a lot about them over the years. I just think theirs' is a really interesting story.
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