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Eloise Annabelle Jacobs was a prodigy on the autoharp, her finger-pick style and distinctive sound unlike anyone in Franklin County ever seen. There was always a crowd to watch her play, including on a summer evening in 1917 one Maybelle Carter.

Coco and Lulu were Señora Cabazan’s pride and joy. It was quite a thing to hear them perform a perfectly-harmonized rendition of “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” entirely in birdsong.

Luis Diego Colon Burgues was known throughout Cayay, Puerto Rico for his vibrant, charming renditions of the island’s native coquí; so much so that it was thought he was inhabited by the spirit of Coquí, the son of the original Taíno chief on the island. Luis Diego of course laughed this off, but secretly hoped one day the goddess who had fallen in love with Coquí would see his gifts and return.

"Coco's Monkey Fun Time Puppet Show Hour" was canceled after only three episodes when it was discovered the head of the main character, Coco, was carved from the cursed wood of the Devil's Mangrove, and not, as the strange old man said, "oak, not to worry, just plain oak."

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Nearly 1400 of these statues were discovered in an underground chamber at the digsite of the Ayutthaya Kingdom in Central Thailand. Because of their large number and meticulous placement, it was initially assumed they were for military planning. Archival documentation later revealed they were used to block choreography for an exceedingly complicated dance number.

The Goméz family of Tlaxcala, Mexico, has put on entrancing shows with their handcrafted puppets for six generations. This one tells of a poor farmer who one day found a pure white horse in his field; abundant stalks of corn sprang up wherever the horse walked, giving the farmer more than enough to feed his family. The farmer rode the horse around his village, thinking he would share his bounty with all. Predictably, the villagers grew covetous and broke into his barn thinking to steal the horse, and found only a wooden puppet.

Three glasses; three choices. One would grant immortality. One would grant infinite wisdom. One would grant a perfect round of mini golf in front of your crush on that date in junior high that one time, and the old witch was genuinely surprised at how often that glass got picked.