Back in medieval times, most of the northern parts of Europe, and big swaths of the British Isles, were covered with dense forest. So close encounters with wolves were quite common. Packs of wolves could—and did—attack grazing livestock, and sometimes… Read More
When a baby was born in ancient Sparta, the family would hang an olive branch on their front door to announce a boy, or a piece of woolen cloth if it was a girl.