Fun bit of trivia: Phineas Taylor Barnum (better known as P. T. Barnum) was born exactly two hundred one years ago today. Just about any American kid who watches any TV probably still knows his name, by way of the touring circus he founded, now known as Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. “The Greatest Show on Earth,” which he named it in some of its early days, is still used in its advertising.

Although he’s best known today for his circus, there was a lot more to him. I never realized just how much until I ran across his Wikipedia page yesterday. If you’ve got the time, give it a read.