Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

The story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a famous one. In fact, when I searched for a picture, I found oodles of movie covers. And WHY was I searching for a picture? Because it turns out the story, like many good ones, was based on reality. William Brodie was a respected man and Decon of Edinburgh... by day. At night, he could be found in the parts of town you wouldn't walk through at night, or during the day, if you had the option not to. He was hung for murdering many people, but beforehand he put a tube down his throat to prevent his neck from snapping. After the hanging, his friends rushed his coffin home so a private doctor could try and revive him. When they opened the casket, it was empty. Did he escape death?

The Olympics

As you all know (well, maybe not,) the very first Olympic games were only for men and held naked. But my sources (aka my brother) says very very VERY first ones were not. Why did they make the change? They changed the rules after a woman dressed as a man and entered the Olympic games--beating the actual men. Of course, they didn't like this (were they just really insecure or something?) so they wanted to make sure it would never happen again.
Wonder what they would say to the Olympic games now?

I Have a Weird Post Coming Up!

Not weird, actually. Just really cool. While you're waiting, enjoy this touching video! (No worries, there are no swarms of rodents or haunted dolls anywhere. I checked.)

The Mutter Museum

(Except there are two dots on top of the U)
If anyone needs to help themselves think of weird things (e.g. some of the posts on Ananka's Diary) as less gross, I recommend a trip to the Mutter Museum. Although you'll be grossed out of your wits, things like swarms of rats and floating feet will have little to no effect on you. What other museum warns you before the tour that 'if you're disturbed, you can wait outside,' and says that 'you're dressed for the occasion' if your shirt has a skull on it? (If you know, please tell me!)I won't put any pictures up because:
1. Some people might NOT want to see the exhibits.
2. I have no pictures, as cameras are not allowed.
3. You could always check it out here.

Make a Language!

By far better than codes, languages make it much harder to crack your secret messages, and you can use them out loud. But learning French or Spanish might backfire, as other people know them. So why not make one that only you and your trustworthy associates know? This is a great help, though last time I checked the server was down. Wikihow has several helpful articles. I suggest looking at a couple and combining them.

All *I* Did was String Beads and Sing Songs

In World War I, the Girl Guides (English and Canadian equivalent to Girl Scouts) acted as couriers for secret messages from the British counter-intelligence agency. Professional messengers were needed in the war office at the time, so they decided to use the Boy Scouts. It didn’t work out. Their replacements, the girls, were mostly ranging from fourteen to eighteen in age and were paid eight shillings a week plus food. Like other agents they were sworn to secrecy, but no one suspected them.

(Above: The Girl Guides' motto: be prepared.)

I Actually am a Brunette...

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I'm actually surprised I got 'not blonde' since I'm sort of slow... One time my bus parked the opposite direction than it normally does, and I actually started walking away from my house because I didn't notice! Luckily my friend turned me around before I ended up in Florida or something.