“The Museum of Ridiculously Interesting Things”: 15 Of The Weirdest Items Shared On This Facebook Page

The demonstrator would rub the metal pole at the bottom with his hands, generating a charge that would travel up through the dummy head and make its hair stand on end. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Here are the answers to the questions I know you'll all be asking about this:⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ - Yes, that is real human hair.⁣⁣⁣ - No, I do not know whose hair it is.⁣⁣ - No, to the best of my knowledge the dummy did not ever come to life and seek revenge on the scientists who had given him so many bad hair days. ⁣⁣⁣ - Yes, you probably do recognize his face from that recurring nightmare that you have about getting murdered⁣ behind a gas station.⁣⁣ - No, I do not know why they did not paint eyelids on him, and yes of course his unblinking stare pierces my soul and fills me with a sense of cold existential dread.⁣⁣ - No, I do not know where you can buy one, you utter lunatic.⁣⁣

For this series, the Dutch photographer would ring the doorbells of strangers' houses after he saw the husbands leave for work. He would then convince their wives to pose in a family portrait with him in the place of the father. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Another title for this series might as well be "Portrait of women who definitely don't listen to a lot of true crime podcasts."⁣

These (frankly adorable) devil totems were worn as symbols of temperance -- a reminder to resist the sinful temptation of drinking alcohol. Probably made in the US, circa 1880.⁣⁣

The children were apparently not seriously injured

They look exactly like the things that stand outside your bedroom window at night watching you sleep. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Sweet dreams.

The creepy naked bear pours itself a big drink with shaky paws, tossing the whole thing back in a single gulp. The magical drink never runs out thanks to a hidden tube mechanism that runs through its arms

Sad Doll Disease happens to dolls made from early hard plastics, due to a chemical reaction between the cellulose acetate and the iron pins that hold their eyes in. Infected dolls start to ooze brown viscous tears, their heads warp and crack, and they begin to emit a horrible vinegar stink. Basically, this condition ⁣turns old dolls into living nightmares.⁣ ⁣⁣ The weirdest part is that Sad Doll Disease triggers the same chemical chain reaction in other hard plastic dolls. The infectious dolls therefore have to be quarantined away from other dolls, or they too will catch it and begin to degrade.⁣ There is no cure

These frightening homemade claws come from a small town in Austria, where they were used at an annual Krampus Festival for over 70 years. They are made from goat hair, antlers, and the bitter regrets of naughty children. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ A German children's rhyme has been handwritten on the palms of the gloves, with a translation provided by the original seller @tiffasaurus.rex :⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ /// Hey kids – if you cheat your father, mother, and friends;⁣⁣ If you make noise in the school like you are in a flea market;⁣⁣ If you are really noisy like that, then I know I must come to scare you!⁣⁣ BUT if you are good children and don’t make any of the above and don’t lie,⁣⁣ We will enjoy this party together and flourish! ///

Made by Robert Wallace Martin in June 1880, from salt-glazed stoneware. ⁣ ⁣ In London in the late 19th century, Martin and his three eccentric brothers made and sold strange, Gothic-inspired pottery sculptures -- now highly sought-after by collectors around the world. This creepy smiling crab is considered the pinnacle of their unique style...so much so that the UK actually banned it from being exported from the country for sale last year because it was deemed to be of such high national significance. ⁣ ⁣ Although I LOVE the grotesque I still found this ruling quite surprising, considering that (according to professional art historical opinion) this thing resembles:⁣ ⁣ - a leftover troll costume from the 1991 movie Ernest Scared Stupid⁣ - a bag of sick with a face⁣ - a Jim Henson puppet that was horribly disfigured in a grease fire⁣ - what happens if you anger a sea witch⁣ - Jabba the Hutt trying on dentures⁣ - me when I open my camera phone by mistake⁣ - the stuff that grows at the bottom of unwashed lunch containers when you forget to take it out of your backpack for a few weeks⁣ ⁣ After it was banned from leaving the UK, this crab was purchased by The Box, a new museum and gallery opening in Plymouth, where this nightmare in the shape of a crustacean will surely traumatize delighted visitors for years to come.⁣

Photographed by NZ photographer Brian Brake at a Hong Kong doll factory in the 1970s. Collection of Te Papa Their weirdly long eyelashes tickle the part of my brain that makes nightmares

Recently discovered in a chest of drawers by British auctioneer Charles Hanson. They survived nearly a century because obviously, they were too scary even for rats to eat. ⁣ ⁣ An accompanying note reads:⁣ "To the Frocue[?] girls⁣ With best Xmas wishes⁣ From Kitty Stanly Hall.⁣ OPEN WITH CARE - Oct 1923"⁣ ⁣ The note does not explain why Kitty was giving out Christmas presents in October, nor does it suggest which part of the baby's face you were supposed to eat first.

The metal armature and resin teeth were fastened around the actor's face, to sit underneath his rubber gorilla suit. Wires and levers attached to his jaw and cheeks would make the gorilla nostrils snort, the mouth open and the lips snarl. ⁣⁣⁣

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