Gargoyles Scare People And Protect Buildings At The Same Time

Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson

There's apparently a group now fundraising for restoring Notre Dame Cathedral by asking people to "adopt" their favorite gargoyles. So maybe it's a good time to figure out why those big scary stone figures are outside cathedrals in the first place. Plus: Cinco de Mayo is here, and some of the many ways we celebrate are more traditional than others.

Adopt a Gargoyle and Help Fund the Rebuilding of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris (Good News Network)

The Strange, Real History of Gargoyles (The Mary Sue)

25 Cinco de Mayo Facts, Plus the History of Cinco de Mayo (Parade)

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