Darcy Reed

Since 1971, Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan has issued permits to unicorn hunters.

In Scotland, the first person to cross your home’s threshold on New Year’s Day is expected to bring an assortment of symbolic gifts with them, which might include a coin, salt, bread, coal, fruitcake, or whisky. The guest, known as the “first-foot,” is then lavished with food and drink. One common tradition dictates that a tall, dark-haired man is the preferred first-foot.