Let’s go back to the earlier 90s, take a look at this Nintendo training video from 1991 teaching retail workers how to handle customers with defective Nintendo products. Interesting, video after the break. Read more…

Huh?… should ask my grandfather whether he kept one in store or not, didn’t know it is valuable. The above is a very rare vintage steel ‘GF’ double pedestal desk with great distressed patina, oh it’s rare. Most likely originally used in military/army base. Will you spend off 3k for this? Not me but sure there’s somebody. Selling at Sonrisafurniture.com.

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Alright, the above you see is an antique, a 200-year-old vampire killing kit. It was recently sold at an auction in Natchez, Missisippi. The winning bid = $14,850. Are those garlic 200-year-old?

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Yeah I’m going backwards, hahaha… the Ericsson T28 is one of the famous phone ultra slim phone back in late 90s. Measuring at 97 x 50 x 15 mm and weighs 83 grams. No camera, no color, no mp3, but does have a monophonic ringtone composer…tee tee too too. Wish to get one? It is available now at $17, it is the Ericsson T28sc…refurbished.

Alright this is some old news to share with you guys. In 2001, Jodee Berry of Panama City, Fla., sits with her toy Yoda at her lawyer’s office. Story goes like this, Berry the former Hooters restaurant waitress, was promised a new Toyota for winning a beer sales contest. Berry was blindfolded led to the restaurant’s parking lot and received her award, instead of Toyota, she was awarded with Toy Yoda (the little green dude from Star Wars). Read more…

700 people were lined at the length of the Brooklyn Bridge before its 125th birthday. All of them bring along their cameras and created the wave of flashes with the cameras across the bridge from Brooklyn to Manhattan. Video after the break. Read more…

This is the 18 foot long (5.5 meter) Thai abacus, the world largest non-electric calculator. It is used by a Thai pharmacist in the resort town of Rayong, 205 km (127 miles) southeast from Bangkok. The owner uses it to calculate drugs bills and it is said to be faster than a normal calculator.

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In 16th August, 1960, Joe Kittinger lifted off from the earth in a helium balloon called Excelsior III and rose to a height of 102,800 feet that’s around 31,300 meters. Once he reached the edge of the space, he jumped off with his parachute. He is the first man in the world who did the skydiving from the edge of the world. Check it out after the jump. Read more…

Can you imagine having this on your finger? This is the “Ring Pistol”, uses small ammo and fires at the push of a small trigger. It is an antique, not for sale. Take more looks after the jump. Read more…

Do you know that bowling is an ancient sport game? Archaeologists have discovered primitive bowling balls and pins in an Egyptian tomb dating to 5200 BC. But the pinsetter was invented by Gottfried Schmidt in 1936 so you are thinking how the pins are reset before that. Yes, they have pin boys that time. The picture above is from Library of Congres showing pin boys working in Subway Bowling Alleys, 65 South St., B’klyn, N.Y. Hmm… wondering how much was the pay for a pin boy that time.

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