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Ulysses S. Grant may have been the 18th president of the United States, but that didn’t mean that he always followed the law—even while he was in office. The skilled equestrian enjoyed traveling at high speeds, which was illegal. When Grant was caught going at a so-called “furious pace,” he was given a firm warning […] More
The “Vegetable Lamb” was thought to be an animal that grew from the Lamb Tree in the region of Tartary, an area that eventually became Europe and Central Asia. The special plant came in two different varieties, according to medieval texts (the myth has been traced back to the year 436). One grew newborn lambs […] More
In July 1518, a woman in Strasbourg known as Frau Troffea began dancing in the street, seemingly unable to stop until she collapsed of exhaustion. Soon, more people were struck by this strange urge to dance. By August, some 400 people had been affected—and as a result, a few died of heart attacks and strokes, […] More
