Rue: The Smelly Herb That Bossed-Off Bad Luck
Folks from Naples to Nuevo Leon used bitter rue-ruda-to hang over cradles, sprinkle in doorways and bathe babies so jealous eyes and nasty luck would take a hike.Read More 
How The South Outsmarts Ghosts With Old Bottles
They hang colored bottles in trees to trap roaming spirits - a Hoodoo-rooted Southern trick that's equal parts faith, recycling and stubborn charm.Read More 
Never Toast With Water Unless You Want To Be Morbidly Polite
In Japan, clinking a glass of water at a party is the social equivalent of applauding a eulogy.Read More 
The Dried Hand Thieves Loved
Believe it or not, at one time burglars carried a pickled hanged man's hand like it was a get-out-of-jail-free card.Read More 
They Buried Pee And Pins To Stop Curses
In old houses folks filled bottles with urine, hair and bent pins, buried them in hearths and pretended the devil would take a number and wait.Read More 