Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses — as long as they don’t, you know, reproduce.

In the 1930s, some government officials in a certain country decided to control the population by deciding who was genetically superior. Some people got castrated (and not by choice). Did you guess Nazi Germany? You’d be a whole ocean away from where it happened.

Health

A Red Cross trick to help you cool down quickly, even in blazing heat

Life Hacks

Experts share the thermostat ‘sweet spot’ to stay cool while keeping A/C costs down

Pop Culture

In 1972, Lily Tomlin showed quiet grace when responding to an actor’s incredibly sexist remark

Education

A 1983 report said schools were failing. It was deeply flawed, but it changed U.S. education.