History In 1835 a New York paper put bat-men and unicorns on the moon Ellsworth Toohey

History Japan's greatest sword was surrendered to a US sergeant in 1946. Nobody knows where it is. Ellsworth Toohey

History In 1974, Turkish forces fenced off a Cyprus beach resort. It's still empty. Ellsworth Toohey

History Sid Caesar built the writers' room that taught Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Carl Reiner, and Woody Allen how to be funny Ellsworth Toohey

Science Sally Ride flew to space 43 years ago today. She still has the best astronaut name. Séamus Bellamy

History The ancient practice of mummifying a man in honey to sell as medicine Ellsworth Toohey

Science The Vatican has run an astronomical observatory since 1774 Ellsworth Toohey

History In 1888, a French adventurer convinced Vietnamese tribes to crown him king Ellsworth Toohey

History Grandpa Pudding Brains announces another Treaty of Versailles Jason Weisberger

History The turnspit dog was bred to run on a wheel and roast meat, then went extinct Ellsworth Toohey

History In 1810, a prankster sent 4,000 letters to flood one London address with chimney sweeps, coffins, and the Lord Mayor Ellsworth Toohey

History Violet Jessop survived the Titanic, the Britannic, and a collision on the Olympic Ellsworth Toohey

History Robert Wadlow stood 8 feet 11 inches tall and refused to be a sideshow act Ellsworth Toohey

History In 532 AD, a chariot racing riot nearly toppled the Byzantine Empire Ellsworth Toohey

History A 14-year-old Japanese sailor drifted across the Pacific for 14 months and could never go home Ellsworth Toohey

History Japanese officers cannibalized four American POWs on a Pacific island in 1944 Ellsworth Toohey

History At a medieval church festival, the priest brayed like a donkey and the congregation brayed back Ellsworth Toohey

History The WWII commando who fought with a broadsword, longbow, and bagpipes Ellsworth Toohey

History Estonian supermarket built around a 10,000-year-old Ice Age boulder Popkin

History In 1803 a woman in a strange round vessel washed ashore in Japan Ellsworth Toohey