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#45: Bearskin Helmets Need Trimming
1980: Soldier magazine revealed that the fur on the bearskin helmets worn by the Irish guards while on duty at Buckingham Palace keeps growing and needs to be regularly trimmed:
The most hair-raising fact about the bearskins has been discovered by scientists recently. The skins retain an original hormone, which lives on after the animal has been skinned. Scientists call it otiose and it is hoped it can be put to use in medical research especially into baldness.
The article quoted Maj. Ursa who noted, "Bears hibernate in the winter and the amazing thing is that in the spring the skins really start to sprout." An accompanying photo showed Guardsmen sitting in an army barbershop having their helmets trimmed. The story was picked up by the London
Daily Express and run as a straight story.
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One of the clues that this is a hoax is the Major's name. "Ursa" is Latin for "bear", and combined with the military rank makes Ursa Major (Big Bear), aka The Big Dipper constellation.
Posted by Ted in Bangkok, Thailand on Tue Jun 09, 2009 at 09:41 PM
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