Weird Universe

Inventor Paolo Rais envisioned that conversations around meeting tables would be enhanced if all the seats continually rotated around the table. So he built a table that did this.

His website, dynamicmeetings.com (now defunct but preserved via ...

In the early 1970s, dental researchers hit on the idea jaw wiring for weight loss. With jaws orthodontically clamped together, an overweight person wouldn't be able to eat solid food. Limited to a liquid diet (provided by a doctor), weight loss would be bound to occur.

In Nov 1973, Shirley Turner of the UK became one of the first people to undergo this treatment.

In 1980, Eastern Airlines flight attendants began to sweat drops of red. Mysteriously, this only happened to the flight attendants. Never passengers. And the red sweat wasn't blood, though many of the afflicted initially feared it was.

Huntsville Times - Mar 10, 1980

Looking beyond the couple literally dancing on bread, the ad's claim that if you want to lose weight you should "cut down on other foods, but not on bread" hasn't aged well.

"Have you had your 6 slices today?"

Chatelaine - Apr 1937