Welcome to Aaron Manky's Cabinet of Curiosities, a production of I Heart Radio and

Grim and Mild. Our world is full of the unexplainable. And if history is an open book, all of these

amazing tales are right there on display, just waiting for us to explore.

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosities. For a certain part of the population, nothing says childhood nostalgia like Saturday morning cartoons.

Most of us have fond memories of pouring a big bowl of cereal,

sitting in front of the TV, and watching our favorite shows.

For many kids of the early 60s, that Saturday morning ritual was centered around a

flying squirrel and his moose best friend.

Rocky and Bullwinkle was a cartoon created by Jay Ward that chronicle the exploits

of Rocky a flying squirrel, and the

moronic moose bullwinkle. The show was characterized by zainy humor and wordplay

poking fun at American politics and anti-communist sensibilities.

However, Creator Jay Ward never expected his little show to land him in the middle of a real life Cold War crisis.

In an early episode of the show, Bullwinkle takes Rocky to visit his home,

a tiny island right on the Canadian border called Musylvania, damp cold and with no permanent population, neither the U.S. in Governor. After the episode aired, Fan Mail came in from across the country begging to visit

the real Musylvania, which gave Creator Jay Ward a great idea.

In 1962, Jay asked his publicist Howard Brandy for help with the scheme to drum up publicity for the next season of Rocky and Bullwinkle.

Phase one, they would lease a small island in a lake on the Canadian border.

Phase two, they would travel around the country

gathering signatures and support.

Phase three, they would petition President John F. Kennedy

to annex the island from Canada and make

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