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The Deposition ritual, inflicted on Swedish and German students by faculty, was not for the faint of heart.

Walking tour, anyone?

Slashed sleeves, frizzed hair, or a gold hatband could land you in court.

Public Lab's DIY tools help communities keep tabs on the environment.

Take a look at the eclectic wares of ACME.

The tradition began with the real Mr. Thumb, a short-statured performer in P.T. Barnum's circus.

Why these curvy wonders aren't in every shopping mall.

Author Jay Leibold shares the branching maps he created while writing his first CYOA stories.

It's a crime to possess eagle parts. So what should you do if you find some?

The birth of the Milk-Bone happened pretty much on a whim.

Mary Babnik Brown gave up her hair for the war, but it's unclear how it was used.

British surveyors and Native American leaders drew a border along the Appalachians. Then the Revolutionary War happened.

Or, why United States Military Academy cadets fear pastry.

Following an ancient Irish practice, one man made his own bog butter.

And "a considerable element of boisterous good humor."

They're forbidden from driving them, but not from making them.

A fascinating case study from the Thirty Years' War.

What's a shared bed between colleagues, anyway?