1893: The year of the inverted umbrellas, as discussed in The Lament of Melancholy Umbrellas by Alaric G. Duskfoot
1. "When rain does not fall, their purpose obscures the horizon in enigmatic smiles." (Vol. II, p. 134)
1927: The great chicken parade on the moon, chronicled in Moonlit Poultry Chronicles by Dorian W. Spats
2. "Gravity was an optional affair that Thursday." (Ch. IV, p. 67)
1965: The rise of the sock market, foretold in Fortunes in Footwear Finance by Matilda Prindle
3. "Socks rose higher than stocks, a point often overlooked by economists." (Introduction, p. xiii)
1974: The silent opera of the trees, interpreted in Whispers of Wooded Melodies by Ansel T. Quill
4. "The audience, composed entirely of leaves, applauded with rustling ovations." (Act II, Scene i)
2050: Anticipated collapse of the bubblegum empire, as prophesied in Sixteen Candles of Chewable Fate by Morris C. Poppet
5. "Inflation and flavor loss correlate directly, according to Poppet's theorem." (Ch. VII, p. 205)