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Stories
No. 003
Read the story: What Is Skull and Bones? Yale's Secret Society, Its Tomb and Its MembersWhat Is Skull and Bones? Yale's Secret Society, Its Tomb and Its Members
Skull and Bones is a Yale senior society founded in 1832. Learn about the Tomb, the skull badge and 322, members like Taft and both Bushes, women in 1991, and fact vs rumor.
No. 002
Read the story: The Grateful Dead SkullThe Grateful Dead Skull
Where the Grateful Dead skull comes from: Bear Stanley and Bob Thomas's Steal Your Face, Kelley and Mouse's skull and roses from a 1913 Rubáiyát, and the dancing skeletons.
No. 001
Read the story: What Is the Totenkopf? The Death's Head Symbol and Its HistoryWhat Is the Totenkopf? The Death's Head Symbol and Its History
Totenkopf means death's head. Learn the Prussian hussar, Brunswick and 17th Lancers badges, how the SS adopted it, why the SS version is a hate symbol, and the law.