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The Norse Cat Who Eats Poor People at Christmas

Did everyone get socks this Christmas? If not, you may be overdue for a visit from the Yule Cat. The Icelandic Yule Cat brings an element of terror to the festive season by eating people who didn’t receive a present of new clothes and teaching us the folklore of wild cats and powerful women.Continue readingThe Norse Cat Who Eats Poor People at Christmas

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The Anomalous Pangolin

Pangolins are interesting to anthropologists because they tell us something about how we classify things, and how we react to things that can’t easily be classified.Continue readingThe Anomalous Pangolin