Uncyclopedia:Anniversaries/May 31

May 31: "Stop the Devil's Handshakes with a Bowlful of Cornflakes" Day

• 1584 - Martin Frobisher sails from England to Frobisher Bay, Canada. He is stunned to find somewhere he's never been named after himself.
• 1830 - The first cigarettes are introduced and are approved by the Surgeon General as a treatment for pink lung disease.
• 1884 - John Harvey Kellogg, after seeing a field of corn covered in flakes of snow, patents yogurt enemas and pornflakes. (Pictured)
• 1924 - The Soviet Union signs an agreement with the Chinese government, designating Outer Mongolia as One of the funniest place-names in the world.
• 1945 - Babe Ruth, in the heat of the game, kills the umpire, and is given a stern warning.
• 1961 - Scientists release research confirming anchovies are more at home in tomato sauce than water.
• 1974 - Syria and Israel sign an accord to resolve the hostilities over who gets first dibs on "Kojak" re-runs.

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