Tuesday, September 1, 2026 — National No Rhyme (nor Reason) Day

Sometimes the story everyone remembers is only what happened after the real assignment was completed.

Today we explore the solar storm that powered disconnected telegraph lines, the classified Navy mission behind the discovery of Titanic, and the Cold War chess championship that ended with a telephone call.

Along the way, we discover how a failed pencil-sharpener salesman named Edgar Rice Burroughs created Tarzan—and eventually put his fictional character on a real map.

What we see first is not always what is really driving the story.