The Photograph that Allowed Geniuses to Have a Sense of Humor

“Einstein with his Tongue Out” Arthur Sasse, 1951--You may appreciate this memorable portrait as much as the next fellow, but it’s still fair to wonder: “Did it really change history?” Rest assured, we think it did. While Einstein certainly changed history with his contributions to nuclear physics and quantum mechanics, this photo changed the way history looked at Einstein. By humanizing a man known chiefly for his brilliance, this image is the reason Einstein’s name has become synonymous not only with “genius,” but also with “wacky genius.” So why the history-making tongue? It seems Professor Einstein, hoping to enjoy his 72nd birthday in peace, was stuck on the Princeton campus enduring incessant hounding by the press. Upon being prodded to smile for the camera for what seemed like the millionth time, he gave photographer Arthur Sasse a good look at his uvula instead. This being no ordinary tongue, the resulting photo became an instant classic, thus ensuring that the distinguished Novel Prize-winner would be remembered as much for his personality as for his brain.

The Photograph That Isn’t as Romantic as You Might Think

“V-J Day, Times Square, 1945″, a.k.a. “The Kiss”Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1945--(kinda sick really and forcefully intrusive if you ask me of the sailor),On August 14, 1945, the news of Japan’s surrender was announced in the United States, signaling the end of World War II. Riotous celebrations erupted in the streets, but perhaps none were more relieved than those in uniform. Although many of them had recently returned from victory in Europe, they faced the prospect of having to ship out yet again, this time to the bloody Pacific. Among the overjoyed masses gathered in Times Square that day was one of the most talented photojournalists of the 20th century, a German immigrant named Alfred Eisenstaedt. While snapping pictures of the celebration, he spotted a sailor “running along the street grabbing any and every girl in sight.” He later explained that, “whether she was a grandmother, stout, thin, old, didn’t make any difference.” Of course, a photo of the sailor planting a wet one on a senior citizen wouldn’t have made the cover of Life, but when he locked lips with an attractive nurse, the image was circulated in newspapers across the country. Needless to say, “V-J Day” didn’t capture a highly anticipated embrace by long-lost lovers, but it also wasn’t staged, as many critics have claimed. In any case, the image remains an enduring symbol of America’s exuberance at the end of a long struggle.

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Woman Falls Pregnant While Already Pregnant

A US woman has stunned doctors by achieving a rare medical marvel - falling pregnant while pregnant.- Julia Grovenburg and her husband Todd were shocked to learn she would be giving birth to two babies, but not twins. The couple attended an ultrasound appointment believing Mrs Grovenburg was just over eight weeks pregnant. But the scan showed two babies, separated by two-and-a-half weeks - with one clearly more developed than the other. "[When] she said, 'and baby number two has got a healthy little heartbeat,' - I just started gagging," Mrs Grovenburg told broadcaster KFSM-TV in Arkansas. "[We were] both in shock," her husband added. He went on: "We were trying to put the timelines together and everything. "We had known she had had a migraine and been at the hospital and actually had a pregnancy test at the time that one would've been conceived..." His wife continued: "We feel blessed to have something so rare and as of this point they're perfectly healthy." Doctors suspect an extraordinarily uncommon situation called superfetation, which means conceiving when already pregnant. Patrick O'Brien, consulting obstetrician and spokesman for Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), told Sky News Online only one case a year is reported worldwide. "It's a rare thing because when you conceive, your hormones change dramatically," he said. "Those changes stop you ovulating and they stop you conceiving." Tests will be performed when the babies are born to ascertain what happened. But Dr O'Brien added that the Grovenburg's may not ever know for sure, because in their case the tests could not rule out twins. "It's hard to be certain sometimes because a woman could be having non-identical twins that are markedly different in size from early in a pregnancy," he said. "If there's a big size difference between the twins, the first suspicion is that one is not developing as well." Superfetation became a more accurate suspicion when the babies appeared to be more than two weeks apart, he added. If the family's situation was not astonishing enough, the babies are officially due in different years - at the end of 2009 and start of 2010. However, the pair - already named as Jillian and Hudson - were expected to be born together, either naturally or by caesarean section, in December.