![Wayland Historical Society Executive Director Scarlett Hoey explains the history of the Cochituate Gatehouse.
"The exterior is still a nice monument to remember buildings [involved in] water history," Hoey said. "We all drink lots of water, and it's such an important resource that we kind of take for granted nowadays."](https://waylandstudentpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_2024-1200x800.jpg)
How many porcupines would be too many to keep in my room?
Five porcupines is too many for a bathroom, but by ‘room’ I assume you mean your bedroom. For bedrooms, the number is fifteen. If you exceed this number, you will wake up with many quills inside of you in uncomfortable places. Porcupine quills have barbs on the end of them that are backwards facing that latch onto your skin which make them difficult to remove. If you have fifteen or under, porcupines tend to stay out of your way. If you have more than fifteen, they mob together and get up enough courage to jump on you during the night.
