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This was my fourth or fifth great aunt’s marriage certificate. Indiana apparently did not fuck around in the 19th century.

This is my I don’t know how many times great (14? 15?) grandmother Susannah Martin’s death warrant. I recently found out I’m a direct descendant of one of the Salem Witches and now I’m totally obsessed.

Cross-stitch sampler as official documentation is fantabulous. I love these kinds of tidbits. I’m currently researching the unreformed UK Parliamentary election system, which unearths a treasure trove of ridiculousness. Like, in the case of disputed elections, a the results of a local election for some backwater… Read more

We discovered that my dad’s surname is spelled wrong on our marriage certificate, and neither I nor my husband have got around to doing anything about it yet (we all have these Scottish and English surnames that sound extremely similar and describe a hut by a stream or a brook or a hill or a fort or a fish and chip… Read more

If family bibles count as documentation for passports, why not stitchwork? Read more

Who would’ve thunk aliens dressed like Vegas showgirls?

Part of it, though, was that female scientists/main characters in Sci Fi then were not considered likely to sell. Heinlein had to disguise or make ambiguous the races of some of his characters, and I’m sure that most editors would have rejected a story that was “too feminist”. Read more

I was just in Istanbul a couple months ago and the cats are no joke. First of all: they are everywhere. Second of all: they can be a bit skinny but in general look much better off than strays I’ve seen in other parts of the world. Third: they DGAF and are super bold. I have a photo of one lounging on a turnstyle at… Read more

Stray cats often eat lizards, so of course they’d show up at the summit of the secret lizard people overlords.
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I had a 1977 Princess Leia action figure and still have it at my mom’s house. Maybe they are talking about later years or bigger versions (I have all the characters and they are about 4-5” tall) but my Leia still wears the white “help me obi-wan, you’re my only hope” dress and her hair is in buns. Read more

Not surprising.

This was my Leia jam when I was a kid. Loved this figure:

In the 70s, I had the Barbie-sized Leia doll. Then my brother took down her hair donuts, and I could never get them to look right after that. Needles to say, his Steve Austin doll met a horrible end involving our creek and some rocks. Read more

I was 8 or 9 when my older brother and his friends got really into Star Wars on VHS. Somehow I managed to wiggle my way into watching New Hope and Empire with them, but I practically cried when they told me they’d watched Return without me when I was at a sleepover. Even worse, one of them insisted on ‘spoiling’ it… Read more

another key point: the league was pro only from 50-51. it was an amateur from 52 to 59. In 1960 a new amateur league was formed which lasted until 71. there’s another league that runs today, combining amateur teams and company teams (something similar to corporate beer league teams)
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Okada Batteries sponsored a team in the Japanese womens pro baseball league.

I love that they were actually allowed to wear shorts...although, seriously, how you gonna slide into ANYONE’S DMs with short shorts....

There was from 1950-1971. A new league was formed five years ago. I’m not certain that these women were part of the first league, but that’s a good bet.
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I am going to miss this woman terribly, and am hoping beyond all hopes someone keeps her shop open. When I got married a couple years ago, the wedding boutique suggested I check out her lingerie shop for a bra to go with my wedding dress. I have an extremely narrow back than is typical of my cup size, and Macys,… Read more