Today, she's commonly called the Christmas Witch or even "the female Krampus"—but she is so much more.

Handsteins were beloved of 16th-century princes because they affirmed the social order.

Well, she might be now, at least.

We're gonna need a bigger napkin.

The clay vessels are shaped like mythical animals.

They probably used the Cheerio-like rings in rituals, not the kitchen.

In 2011, after nearly a century together, Galápagos tortoises Bibi and Poldi called it quits. We still don’t know why.

After their wave of plowed snow stopped it in its tracks.