Wausau, Wisconsin (Kind Of) Banned Snowball Fights For Over A Century

Today in 2020, Wausau, Wisconsin's long-running and notorious ban on snowball fights was finally off the books! Though there was actually more to the story than the uproar suggested. Plus: The Public Domain Review looks back through the history of snowball fights in art, going all the way to the year 1400! Snowball fights are legal in Wausau after more than a century. You can thank the viral stories. (Wausau Daily Herald)  Snowball Fights in Art (1400–1946) (Public Domain Review) Make this winter a little cozier as a backer on Patreon