AUDIO: BRITISH TIME CAPSULE OPENED EARLY

A time capsule sealed by Princess Diana at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital in 1991 has been uncovered, revealing a collection of items that offer a window into early ’90s life. (* Ahhh, so long ago!) The capsule, intended to remain hidden for centuries, had to be retrieved early due to the hospital’s plans to demolish parts of its campus to make way for a new children’s cancer center. The capsule was created by the British children’s show Blue Peter, the longest-running kids show in the world. Diana took part in the ceremony to lay the building’s foundation stone and seal the time capsule. The contents reflected the technology and culture of the era. Items inside included a pocket TV, Kylie Minogue’s Rhythm of Love CD, a solar-powered calculator, a European passport, a snowflake hologram, a set of British coins, tree seeds from Kew Gardens, a piece of recycled paper, and a copy of the London Times. Some of the items were damaged due to water seepage.
* There was also a jar of British jellied eels, which witnesses described as “still delicious.”
* There was one item that no one could figure out what it was, until an American in the room said, “That’s a toothbrush.”
* I never heard of this British show “Blue Peter,” but it sounds painful.
* And then they found this singing frog…
CLIP: Michigan J. Frog sings “Hello, My Baby.”