Mini Golf
Like regular golf, miniature golf began in Scotland.| oddathenaeum.com
They’re all fake. Fun, but fake. A vampire hunting kit is a collection of objects, typically housed in wooden box, that would have been used to defend against or kill vampires. They contain many of the defense methods from folklore: holy water, a crucifix, a rosary, wooden stakes, garlic, etc. Vampire kits are frequently said […]|
The Tibetan Buddhist tradition of colorful flags spreading prayers & mantras on the wind.| oddathenaeum.com
A part of the long history of harps in Ireland, the Irish coat of arms and the Guinness logo are modeled after the same harp at Trinity College. The harp has been a part of Irish culture & mythology for millennia. The Irish goddess/mortal woman Cana Cludhmor (aka Canola) is said to have fallen asleep […]|
Peatlands are beneficial watery environments (… with the occasional human body hidden away).| oddathenaeum.com
The plastic device that, when the can is opened and the pressure drops, helps your canned Guinness taste more like draft Guinness. Inside a can of Guinness is a plastic object, a “widget”. It’s more noticeable after the can is empty and it rattles around. The “smoothifier”, as called by Guinness, is a ping pong […]|
Candy hearts got their start as medicinal lozenges in Boston. The Valentine’s Day tradition of little candy hearts began in 19th century New England. In 1847 Boston pharmacist Oliver Chase created a machine to efficiently produce throat lozenges. At the time the standard process to create a lozenge was to grind medicine & sugar by […]|
The pop culture movement of leisure, escapism, and fantasy that’s light on authenticity.| oddathenaeum.com
