Dare you behold the enormous head that made all of London tremble in 1837? Per Francis Buckland, aut
Dare you behold the enormous head that made all of London tremble in 1837? Per Francis Buckland, author of Curiosities of Natural History, whose father bravely crossed the threshold of Cosmorama in order to view this curious monstrosity, the head was said to be “recent and oily.” If only he offered to shampoo it! Alas, the historic record makes no such note of such benevolence. -- source link
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