A weekly check-up of gender, medicine, and history in the news.

• Nazi-acquired Buddha statue came from space (Now there’s a headline I thought I’d never write).
• The best college prank ever happened in the 1790s (and involved bat poop).
• Bonnie and Clyde guns go up for auction.
• A short history of banning coffee.
• Mitt Romney’s campaign promise: No more Lyme Disease!
• Gay couples get new immigration guidelines.
• Collect opium antiques? You may want to read this.
• The greatest hits in contraception history.
• To sit or squat on the toilet – A medical debate.
• Vaccine opt-out rate is high in private schools.
• The history of women and jury duty.
• Before-and-after photos of women in corsets.
• Does Facebook know you’re pregnant before your friends and family?
• Should the Apollo Moon Landing site become a National Historic Landmark?