Before we go, here’s your random trivia of the day:
If you’re on a Mardi Gras float in New Orleans, you are required by law to wear a mask. And we don’t mean a COVID-19-type mask – we mean a costume mask. The law, which has been on the books since the early 1800s, is meant to imbue a sense of freedom, allowing wearers to move and mingle freely among social constraints.
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