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Magical Unicorn Mask – $29.95
How do you turn a regular day into a magical day? You don the Magical Unicorn Mask from the NeatoShop. There is just something about wearing a latex mask shaped like a unicorn head that makes you feel special.
Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more Unicorn happiness.
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Before the development of photography, and even for some time afterward, one of the customs right after the death of someone important was to cast a death mask, to ensure there was a lasting representation of what that person looked like. After all, statues would be commissioned someday! Napoleon Bonapart’s death mask was (and still is) particularly popular.
Following Napoleon’s death, demand for his uncommonly life-like, and, dare we say, rather handsome, deathly visage was high. Reproductions of the cast made by his attending doctors were copied, and copied again. As a result, there are many questions about the authenticity of the masks, up to and including controversy over whether it is even the face of the emperor at all.Today Napoleon’s death mask can bee seen in museums from North Carolina to Liverpool, Paris to Havana, Cuba.
Read more about death masks at Atlas Obscura blog. Link
Panda Knit Mask | $12.95
Hey there, panda bear! How cool it is to stay warm with the Panda Knit Mask over your head -on the ski slopes or on the way to school. This 100% acrylic, machine washable ski mask is available at the NeatoShop. Roll it up like a hat, or roll it down and see out the holes to keep your face warm. To keep your whole family warm (and still tell them apart), check out the entire selection of knit ski masks from the NeatoShop.
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A sleeping mask might seem like a dorky idea, but if you can get used to wearing one, they are quite valuable to light-sensitive people who must sleep during the day. Jacquie LongLegs needed one, and decided to make a mask featuring main Muppet Kermit the Frog. She also documented the process in pictures, so you can make one yourself! Link
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Zombie Knit Half Mask - $9.95
Baby it’s cold outside! Are you looking for a way to keep your brain warm and safe while still blending in with your favorite zombie crowd? You need the Zombie Knit Half Mask from the NeatoShop. This great knit hat comes complete with exposed brain and sunken eyes.
Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more Zombie fun!
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These kooky mascot masks are the brainchild of Ian Langohr, who used skills learned while working for a mascot production company to channel his inner strange. Maybe these masks will inspire the wildest bunch of college mascots ever-California Nest Mouths anyone?
Chicken Head Mask – $24.95
Are you on the hunt for a cluck-tastic Halloween mask? You need the Chicken Head Mask from the NeatoShop. This latex mask shaped like a rooster’s head will have you crowing with pride and strutting your stuff this Halloween.
Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more great Halloween items!
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Lucha Libre Wrestling Mask – $5.95
Do you long to be a Luche Libre wrestler? We can’t make you coordinated enough to do high-flying maneuvers like a real Lucha Libre Wrestler, but we can help you look like one. With the Lucha Libre Wrestling Mask from the NeatoShop you can finally embrace your inner professional Mexican wrestler.
Cape not included.
Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more crazy Gag Gifts & Pranks!
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If you’re one of those people who likes to add a certain flair to your wardrobe when seeing Harry Potter movies in the theaters, and if you think Gryffindor = a bunch of goody two shoes, then this is the perfect DIY craft for you. Instructables user TheGeek1984 provides a handy step-by-step guide to creating your own terrifying mask to support Voldemort.
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Shark Mask – $2.95
Are you looking for a unique gift for a germaphobe? Get them the Shark Mask from the NeatoShop. This mask makes it cool to be afraid of germs. Now bring on the hand sanitizer because it’s time to party!
More Printed Masks available.
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Chicken Head Mask – $24.95
The NeatoShop knows that there are days that you just feel like wearing a Chicken Head Mask. Believe us, we have been there.
With the Chicken Head Mask from the NeatoShop you can finally embrace your inner chicken. Now get out there and have a clucking good time.
Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more Gag Gifts & Pranks!
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Photo: science Museum London
That’s the "Scold’s Bridle," a gruesome mask used as punishment for "rude, clamorous woman," who are considered to be spending too much gossiping or quarreling in the Medieval times. It came complete with a bell on top, no less:
Time spent in the bridle was normally allocated as a punishment by a local magistrate. The custom developed in Britain in the 1500s, and spread to some other European countries, including Germany. When wearing the mask it was impossible to speak. This example has a bell on top to draw even more attention to the wearer, increasing their humiliation. It was used until the early 1800s as a punishment in workhouses.
From Science Museum’s Brought to Life: Exploring the History of Medicine: Link
Minnesotastan found this 1944 photograph titled “Alter Silvester in Urnäsch” at FOTOGRAFÍA and did some investigating. Silvester means New Years Eve, so the child is not asking for treats on Halloween, as one might assume. Commenters helped fill in the blanks.
To specify further: technically the boy’s not carrying a cow bell but a trychel (Treichel in German, Treichle in Swiss German). Wikipedia puts the difference thus: “As opposed to regular cast metal bells, trychlen are made of hammered sheet metal. This results in a less clean, clanking sound, but at the same time results in a bell that is less heavy and thus easier to carry”.
What are little kids doing wearing masks and carrying cow bells on New Years Eve? Find out at TYWKIWDBI. Link
(Image credit: Hans Peter Klauser)
This homemade Halloween mask looks just like a Storm Trooper helmet, but it started out as two milk jugs! You can make one, too, with the step-by-step instructions at Filth Wizardry. Link -via Buzzfeed
Remember the mysterious Horse Boy that appeared in Google Street View? Here’s your chance to join in on the fun. Get thee a Horse Head Mask ($24.95) from the NeatoShop and wait around the street corner for the Google Street View car to drive by!
Link | More Gag Gifts and Pranks
If you see this woman, do not approach. Do not try to apprehend her yourself. She should be considered armed and dangerous. Instead, you should call … Batman?
Police in Queens, New York is looking for a robber with the purr-fect disguise:
According to the source, the lithe 5-foot-6, 115 pound thief, described in a wanted poster as possibly Middle Eastern, strode into the store at around 1:30 p.m. She prowled for about 45 minutes before donning her disguise and pouncing on a sales clerk.
"Give me the money. I have a gun," read a note Cat Woman passed to the worker, according to the source.
John Doyle and Lachlan Cartwright of the NY Post investigate: Link
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Those who sleep with a mask on can now scare the living daylights out of a roommate or bedmate with the Michael Jackson Sleep Mask. Now half price! The mask features a picture of Jackson’s eyes, enlarged just enough to be truly creepy. Link -via Rue the Day
Photo: Futurestar Entertainment Group
Mask Changing (or Face Changing) is an ancient Chinese tradition in theater, used to indicate a character’s shift in mood and demeanor. Accompanied by fan flourishes and other methods of obscuring the actor’s face, masks are changed with lightning speed. He Hongqing is considered one of the best. Check out the video at BBC.
If you’re going to wear a mask to prevent catching the flu, why not make it something worth looking at? Now That’s Nifty has a roundup of interesting face masks from all over. Link
Link - via unclutterer
From the Upcoming Queue, submitted by 
Hey, I like Abraham Lincoln as much as the next person. Not only was he one of our greatest presidents ever, he was a fascinating man. But let’s be honest… you probably don’t need this. No one really needs this. It’s beyond creepy. Then again, it might be a great companion piece for Napoleon’s hand.
