8 Weirdest Things Sent By Mail

Can you send a complete building by

mail

? Let's talk about that. ♪ (musical theme) ♪ - Good morning mythical! - Before telepathic messages existed... - ...text messages were regular. - Yeah! Before there were regular text messages, there was something called e

mail

. And before there was email, there was something simply called mail. You know, snail mail. What you would use to physically send something... - Yes! And when you physically can... - ...somewhere else. ...send something somewhere else, you can send something weird. And that's what we're going to talk about today! You've got mail. And it's extremely strange! Well, back in March 2016, a woman in Worthing, England, received a box of...-...DVDs that she purchased online...-Ooh! ...plus something extra.

On the DVD case was a Siamese cat named Cupcake. (Rhett) Not a Cupcake: A Cat Called Cupcake - (Link) A Cat Called Cupcake. - (Rhett) Oh. Good. Which is much weirder than a cupcake. (laughing) Yes. A cupcake makes a little more sense. -So she didn't ask for a cat with her DVD. - Oh! And it turns out the cat had a chip, so she tracked it to its owner...-...Julie Bagott. - (stuttering) They

sent

a splintered cat. - Yes. The chipped cat was

sent

. - How many cats with chips could you send? - (laughing) That's dangerous. - ...before you put one on it?

Then the owner's explanation was: "I put everything in the box and sealed it immediately, so I don't know how it managed to get in there." - Oh, cats are cunning. - That? - Especially the Siamese. - Are you sure you weren't tired of Cupcake? - (laughing) - Are you sure? Now, the amazing thing... ...is that Cupcake survived a 260 mile journey from Falmouth to Worthing... - ...that took 8 days. - Oh! You can't... I mean, cats, man. - Cat in box for 8 days. - Hard to kill. A life a day. - Yes. There you go. - He does it on the last day.

One more day, it's krrch! (laughs) That's the logic, Link. Well, in December 1954, the postmaster in Orlando, Florida, received an envelope with a lizard inside with the note (loud voice) "Dear Sir, I am sending you my chameleon because I live in Fostoria, Ohio, and it is too cold." . for him here. Could you let it loose? Sincerely, David. P.S. Could you let me know if it arrives safely? Thank you so much. - Did you send a letter to a chameleon? - Yes, in a letter. In an envelope. - (laughs) _ The mailman responded, (hoarse voice) "Dear David, I received your chameleon yesterday and I sound like Bill Clinton for some reason.

I don't understand why." - Not precisely. A bit. -"And he was immediately released... ...on the Post Office grounds. Best wishes for a Merry Christmas. Sincerely, L.A. Bryant, Jr. Postmaster. P.S. The lizard was dead." - (laughing) No, you... - There was no P.S. - But I mean, you know. Know. - That was written between the lines. - Everything was so that the boy felt good. - Because you know that when you send... ...a letter, they pass it through those

things

that, like... (spits) The chameleon crusher. (spits more) - He crushes letters. Oh my God. - Yes.

In 1916... this is crazy... William H. Coltharp... you're a big fan of his... - ...I think. You are a Coltharper. - Big. The biggest. - Yes, that's why we called each other. - That's what your names are. - In the forums. -He was planning to build a brick bank... ...(snap) in Vernal, Utah. See what I did there? - Yes. I did. - That was 127 miles away, in Salt Lake City. - Well. Don't tell me what he did. -Well, he was in Salt Lake City. -He did the calculations...-Tell me what he did. (laughs) He did the math and found out that the cheapest way was to send it by...-...mail: brick by brick. - That can't be the cheapest way...- -...to ship a building. - I don't... that...

Listen. Occurred. It is a fact. 80,000 bricks mailed in groups of 10 through the post office. And he had to go to the post office and pick them up at the counter. I think Coltharp is not good at math. I mean, I'm a big fan. - (laughing) Right. - I am a great fan. I'm a Coltharper. Wr already said that. - (laughing) Of course, of course. -But I don't think he understands mathematics. - And they built the bank. You can go... ...visit him. For a long time it was known as the parcel post bank. It is now called Bank of Zion.

But when you go there, you'll be disappointed... - ...because it's just a brick bank. - Oh. - But you know it arrived in the mail. - They were all sent. And then the postal service had to change its rules: maximum weight 200 pounds - ...per day, per shipment. - Oh, yes, that shows... - ...this construction process. -Then you can't take out a Coltharp anymore. 2012: Singer Kesha, also a big fan of hers. - (Link) Hmm. -(Rhett) He received over 1,000 teeth in the mail. - Animals or something. - Human teeth. Human teeth. - Oh. Because? - Because she asked for them.

Which, by the way, I remember the only time I looked at the Tooth Fairy when she was a kid, only with one eye, she looked a lot like Kesha. - So, I'm... I'm doing the math now. - Actually. Yes. Putting it all together. She is the tooth fairy. - Is that a sum? - Kesha is... (laughs) - Does Kesha plus teeth equal the Tooth Fairy? - Tooth Fairy. - Well. - Yes, she asked for them. And then she... ...she was quoted as saying, "I asked them to send me their teeth and I got like over 1,000 human teeth.

I turned them into a bra, a headdress, earrings and necklaces." . I've even worn it out. - I always thought that teeth give support. - "Teeth give support, man!" - (laughing) - Listen, Mythical Beasts, but if you send me your teeth. I'm not going to make underwear with them. - MMM. - I don't want your teeth on my... ...body parts. I just don't do it. .. ...other types of mail we highlight, but please do not send teeth. Hmm. It looks cool, but I have one to overcome that. Well, in 2013, the Joker. next... ...Suicide Squad move, also Panic Room co-star Jared Lee-tow - Jared Leh-tow?

How do you say it? - I would say Leh-tow. fan mail, and posted on his Instagram This is his photo of a human ear-(Rhett) Oh God, what? - (Link) Oh, look at this thing! - (Link) It's... it's bloody! - (Rhett) And (stuttering) he didn't... ...contact anyone? Did he take a photo of her and upload it to his Instagram? Well, he came with a little note that said, "Are you listening?" -And he thought that was cute. - That was smart. No. The My So-Called Life star did not call the police. The Urban Legend co-star didn't throw it away. - Wow.

What a list of credits. She-She made a hole in it...-...and she wore it as a necklace. - Ah OK. It's just weird, man. - Know. He's just a weird guy. -He is the Joker. -He's just trying to be weird. -Also, Lizzie hates her hair because...-...I quote, "It's prettier than hers." - Oh. - That's not true, Lizzie. - Well. Is not true. But I recommend that you wear... and a necklace with ears. She was about to say, "Where are you going with this?" I thought you were going to say "dental bra." - And I said: "No!" - (laughing) No. - That wouldn't be appropriate. - 2013.

Englishman Peter Clatworthy... ...had been saving all year to buy an Xbox. - I'm a Clatworthist. Yes. - Oh yes! And so all the nearby stores were sold out. This thing was in great demand. Then he goes to eBay. Find one at retail price. He buys it for his son. The package arrives and it is not an Xbox. It is this. A photo of an Xbox. And a really bad photo of an Xbox. They were low on black ink, but that magenta cartridge was working, son! - (Link) Yes, it was. - (Rhett laughing) And he looks so... - ...happy, doesn't he? - Well... (stuttering) - I understand. -Yes.

Well, he said he was... (British accent) "Absolutely devastated!" He must have received a serious paper cut...-...from that thing. He gutted Him! - (laughing) That's an English saying. - Oh really. Out of anger? - Yes, it just means: "I received the printed version... ...of what I expected to be playable as a video game console." Now, to be fair to the seller, the listing said: "Xbox One Fifa Day One Edition, Photo Brand New UK 2013." It's right there... ...in the title: Photo. It will be a photo. That's not misleading. eBay issued him a refund, banned the seller, and some understanding company gave the kid an Xbox.

So the kid got an Xbox after all. His son. - Although it was magenta. (laughs) - (laughs) Yeah, all the games you play are... - ...magenta. - Yes. Very well, here's another one. In 1913, the post office introduced a new service... - ...to handle heavier mail. - Good. The only rule they put there was that I still had to weigh less than 50 pounds. But they should have added a few more stipulations. - Stipa-lations. - Stipulation. "Could you add a... - ...stipulation to that?" - Because Mr. and Mrs. Beauge from... - ...East Glen, Ohio, decided to mail... - (laughing) Beauge. -...his son. - Of course.

The baby needed to spend some quality time with Grandma, and this was a baby. They paid 15 cents in stamps and insured their son for $50. - That was a lot of money back then. - They sent him a whopping... ...a mile down the road. - (stuttering) - Which is 20 miles in today's mileage. - Oh, because of inflation. - Yes, exactly. - (laughing) Okay. Now everything makes sense. It wasn't in a DVD case. The postal service guy...uh, the mailman. - The postman. The postman. - Yes Yes Yes. - The postman just delivered it and... - The postman. ...the postal workers posted a photo... you know how they like to post... - Yeah. - ...of him with a baby. (Link) But that's just them having fun with the concept. (Rhett) Oh, they're just posing.

That's them posing what baby Beauge is. - (Link) Yes, yes, yes. - Okay, now remember... ...Oofty Goofty. We talked about him in the side attractions. The guy... - Is he back? - ...the 19th century artist... ...who put on tar and feathers, and then they threw him... - ...raw meat and we said... - (both) "Oofty Goofty!" Oofty Goofty!" (Rhett) He was also known as the Wild Man of Borneo. Well, the Wild Man of Borneo did other

things

. We talked about how he would let people pay to beat him. -Yes.-He would also let people pay 20 dollars... ...to send it as a gag gift.

So they shipped it in a box to Sacramento as a gag gift for a lady. But they left it face down in the box for an entire weekend. Can you imagine the level of comfort or the level of discomfort that Oofty Goofty was experiencing? In a warehouse, the other way around. - Goofty backwards. - But he did it, and I'm sure... ...it was worth it when they opened the box and he came out and said, "Oofty Goofty. I'm a little dizzy, but Oofty Goofty. - "Oofty Goofty." - Yeah , what happens when you open... ...the box anyway?

Even if it went as planned, I don't understand. - The Widman of Borneo is there! (voice) It's just weird, man. strange! - Yeah, it's a big joke, I don't know! If you want to learn more about the postal service, you should check out an audiobook, "Neither Snow nor Rain". ...". Drew says it's fantastic. - Yeah! So visit audible.com/GMM and get a free 30-day trial. They have over 180,000 audiobook titles, including that one. The link is... - ...description audible.com/GMM - Thank you for supporting Internetainment... ...and for liking, commenting and subscribing - You know what time it is. - Hi, I'm Maggie from Michigan... ...currently studying abroad in Florence, Italy and London, England.

And it's time to spin the Wheel of Mythology! Thanks to Audible for sponsoring this episode. Remember, visit audible.com/GMM to start your free trial. Click on Good Mythical More. Shall we play a video game? - We should! - Shall we play Cel Damage? - We should. We cel. - Let's drive... - Damage. We sell damage. - We sell what? SELL? - (Rhett) "In a world of purple sun." - (deep, hoarse voice) In a world... - ...of purple sun. - Everyone who's tanned looks... - ...like they just drank a lot of NuGrape. - And... and they are eggplant people. - Also. - That's one way of putting it, but... - That's cool... - ...I thought it looked like... - ...they drank a lot of NuGrape. - It's a great movie.

But I don't think they're actually made from eggplant. - Well, you'll have to keep an eye on him. - That's another world.