President Calvin Coolidge had a pet raccoon named Rebecca. She was originally supposed to be eaten at their 1926 White House Thanksgiving dinner, but the Coolidge family found her to be friendly and docile and decided to keep her as a pet instead.

One of the richest men of all time, J. Paul Getty, an oil and gas tycoon, had a pay phone installed in his house after visitors racked up his phone bill.

The Moomin House Cafe in Bunkyo, Tokyo offers coffee, treats, and the companionship of an enormous stuffed animal. They will actually seat you with a stuffed animal so that you do not have to dine alone.

Napoleon once removed the Mona Lisa from the Louvre so he could hang it on his bedroom wall.

“Hatebeak” is a black metal band whose lead singer is a parrot.