Friday Links Speak Softly And Carry A Losing Streak

• One of my favorite trivia sites, Mental Floss, takes a look at Strange Stuff that Races Between Innings at Ballparks. I admire the folks at Let Teddy Win both as a presidential trivia nerd - for their love of Mr. Roosevelt - and as a fan of another doomed racing mascot - for their dogged insistence on rooting for the underdog. The same forces behind Teddy's repeated losses must also be behind Relish's continued ignominious defeat at Keyspan Park.


• The author of Confederates in the Attic turns to colonial America for his latest book of weird Americana. (New York Times)


• Eddie Izzard's new show contains lots of historical funny. (Boston.com)


• And finally, here's 15 Historical Events That Fascinate Us, if by "us" you mean "those of us who had all kinds of books on cryptozoology, psychic phenomena, and other weird unexplainable stuff, I guess. (Frikoo.com)