Finding the perfect gift is a labor of love. In these stories, gift givers go above and beyond. From Asian elephants probably better left at home, to a pygmy hippopotamus whose relatives live on today around the United States. We’ve got long-forgotten sheep shearing cakes, oddly specific fanfiction, and the earliest known board game printed in the United States. Not sure what to get a loved one this year? Find inspiration in these five stories of bizarre gift giving. That Time Portugal’s King Gifted an Elephant to the Pope by…