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“People have used breast milk for reasons other than feeding babies for a very long time. In the first century, Pliny the Elder recommended it for fever, gout and healing from poisonous beetles. In 17th- and 18th-century England and America, breast milk was prescribed for ailments ranging from consumption to blindness. Today, it is still more than just infant food – though some of its uses are more evidence-based than others.” Breast milk for adults: wellness elixir or unscientific fascination? (Let’s hope this trend doesn’t latch on.)

+ More than 100 raccoons besiege house of woman who had been feeding them.

+ Lynx, tiger and tadpoles, oh my: See the Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners. (Obviously, these awards were given out before the raccoons showed up at the woman’s house…)