Peppy The Polar Bear: Sweet Treats and Taxidermy

This unassuming clear mint had one of the most bizarre taxidermy-based advertising campaigns of the 20th century.

Judy The Donkey: Grave Stories

In central Liverpool, in a sleepy corner of a sprawling park, sits the headstone of Judy the donkey. Worker, hero, icon.

Heard the one about the boy who skipped church and summoned the Devil?

In 1726, when the rest of the country were dealing with periodic harvest failures, Mary Toft sat at home and gave birth to rabbits.

For company, Nancy may not have had humans, but she had her chickens...