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The Ouija board is an American staple with a history that's as mysterious, strange, and complex as people's opinions about using one.

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100 Years Ago: 1922 The Mass. Minimum Wage Commission has handed down a decision increasing the minimum wages of women and girls employed in laundries by approximately 75 percent. The boards recommend to employers that they pay experienced employees of not less than $13.50 a week; learners and apprentices not less than $12.50 a week; […]

Whether you say yes or no to the power of the Ouija board, theres no dismissing the legacy of this supposed spirit communication tool that inspires intrigue and amusement -- and sometimes fear. For more than 125 years, the Ouija has been an all-American invention thats alternately viewed as a practical way to reach out to the beyond, a slumber party game and a great narrative device in pop culture. Some even see it as a negative creation and a potential gateway for the nastier denizens of the...