I am a sucker for a bonkers origin story. No, I’m not talking about comic book heroes, nor their villainous foes. I’m talking bizarre historical home features. Even in childhood, this was my jam. Volunteering at my local historical museum, complete with a preserved Victorian Village, I’d basically dress up like “Little House on the Prairie” and relay facts to visitors about obscure home features like collapsible flue stoppers, milk delivery boxes, and dumbwaiters.