This Tumblr post about medieval castles and why the staircases are tight spirals and favor right-handed fighters really entranced me. I've climbed a few of those staircases on sightseeing trips around England and Germany, and never really understood the thought process.
Is this why the steps at the Great Wall of China are also so uneven?
The shout out to the Kerr/Carr clan hit close to home. My great-grandmother was an amateur genealogist and she had us chasing cemeteries all over the Midwest looking for Kerrs.
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