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When Tourists Attack: Hitler Loses His Head in Berlin

July 8, 2008 at 9:30 AM | 0 Comments

The newest version of Madame Tussaud's wax museums opened up in Berlin over the weekend, but just seconds in to the new museum's life, a vandal struck: A Berlin man leaped right into the exhibits and tore off Adolf Hitler's head.

The wax figure of Hitler is now being repaired and the management of Madame Tussaud's is adamant that they'll return him to the exhibition. (The museum says market research they carried out before opening revealed that a majority of Germans wanted to have him on display.)

Ripping heads of wax dolls does sound like a nice way to get revenge over people, though. Only we mightn't target Hitler straight out: there's this rather enticing version of Britney Spears to be dealt with first.

Related Stories:
· Madame Tussauds Berlin [Official Site]
· Hitler Will Return [Spiegel]
· Madame Tussaud is a Slave 4 U [Jaunted]

[Photo from Prague Wax Museum: Curious Expeditions]

Museum of Celebrity Leftovers

November 17, 2006 at 11:30 AM | 0 Comments

Not everything that a celebrity touches should become famous. But tell that to the owners of a small café in Kingsand, Cornwall, who decided to start what they like to describe as the "smallest museum in Cornwall": the Museum of Celebrity Leftovers.

We're almost a bit ashamed to say that it is exactly as it sounds. Celebrities (minor ones, mostly) who happen to drop by the Old Boatstore Café and don't quite finish off their meal get the leftovers stored in a specially designed cabinet. If you want to see singer Pete Doherty's leftover crust, or croissant crumbs and butter wrappers left by other even less famous British celebs, then Kingsand is the place for you. If you're something special and leave a slurp in your café latte, that might get put up on the special shelf for the world to see, too.

[Photo: BBC]

Related Stories:
· Crumby Tribute Famous Patrons [BBC]
· Nights in a Tree in Cornwall [Jaunted]

That's All Right, Mama

March 27, 2006 at 10:50 AM | 0 Comments



Put down that fried peanut butter and banana sandwich and listen up! We're a little surprised that it wasn't already, but today it's now official: the Jungle Room and all the rest are a National Historic Landmark. Fifteen-foot long white leather couches deserve preservation, too, you know.

Graceland had been a mere "Historic Place" since 1991. Elvis bought the mansion--it's actually much smaller than it looks--for $103,000 in 1957 using the money he earned from "Heartbreak Hotel". Thank you, thank you very much.

[Image via einafour/Flickr]

Related Stories:
·   Elvis' home to be national landmark [CNN]
·   Elvis Presley [site]
·   National Historic Landmarks