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The Bizarre History of White House Pets

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The Bizarre History of White House Pets
From Nation, For Nation - Pulse of the Nation
Ballot box
Ballot box

Diving Into a Historic Election Relic

A ballot box frozen in time!
Today, we are getting up close with a piece of U.S. election history! That's right, we are taking a look at a wooden ballot box from 1920. Let's dive into the history behind this historical relic!

A Constitutional Amendment
The 19th Amendment, which officially gave women the right to vote, became law on August 26, 1920. But the battle started much earlier.

In 1848, at the Seneca Falls Convention in New York, activists met to demand equal rights. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Frederick Douglass, among others, argued for women’s voting rights. Over the years, suffragists held protests, marches, and even went on hunger strikes!
But here’s the catch: this amendment mostly helped white women vote. African American, Native American, and Asian American women still faced voting barriers until the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and women with disabilities gained more protections in 1990.

A Historical Relic
Here at Ripley's, we had the honor to get up close with a historic wood ballot box from 1920! This ballot box was used by some of the first female voters in Boston in 1920.
The words "Dist(rict) 17 Ward" are written on the side, and there is even a piece of paper adhered to the inside that says "Women's Ballots in this Box."

Today, we honor the bravery and grit of all the women who fought for equality.
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Pennhurst Asylum
Pennhurst Asylum

Spending a Night at the Haunted Pennhurst Asylum

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From Globe, For Globe - Pulse of the Planet
Track Shark Mating
Track Shark Mating
Love Bites: How Scientists Track Shark Mating

Science you can sink your teeth into!
Sharks have a pretty unique way of showing love. Instead of holding hands or going on dates, male sharks bite onto females to stay close while mating!
This might sound a little rough, but it’s a natural process. Scientists will often use these bite marks to figure out when and where sharks are mating-without even seeing them in the act!
In honor of Valentine's Day, let's dive into the deep blue and take a closer look at how sharks show their love.

Shark Wound Detectives
One type of shark, the sand tiger shark, helped scientists create a system to track these love bites over time.
Scientists studied a female shark in an aquarium after she got a deep mating bite. The scientists watched as her wound healed through four stages:
Stage 1: Full-thickness wound: A fresh, deep bite that exposes muscle.
Stage 2: Healing: The wound starts to close up after about two weeks.
Stage 3: Closure: The skin comes together after three to six weeks.
Stage 4: Scar revision: The wound fully heals but leaves a scar, which lasts for 35 weeks or more!

Shark Romance in North Carolina?
Scientists also used this system to study wild sand tiger sharks near shipwrecks in North Carolina!
By looking at digital photos from the Spot A Shark USA database, they found that female sharks had fresh bite wounds in late spring and early summer. That means… North Carolina might be a hot spot for sand tiger shark mating season!
So if you happen to see a shark with scars, it might just be a sign of shark romance in action.

Sea Our Sharks
Looking for more? Check out our story on Rip, the sand tiger shark. In March 2022, Ripley’s Aquariums made history with the birth of Rip, the first successful birth by artificial insemination of a sand tiger shark.
Want to meet some of our fin-credible sharks? Visit Ripley’s Aquarium and get up close with the amazing world of the deep blue!
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