Did an 1860 ad for Pony Express riders say "Orphans Preferred"?

In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll explore some curiosities and unanswered questions from Greg's research, including a novelist's ashes, some bathing fairies, the mists of Dartmoor, and a ballooning leopard.

We'll also revisit the Somerton man and puzzle over an armed traveler. — Read the rest