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TIL about Carcinization, an evolutionary process in which unrelated crusteceans evolve to develop a crab like body

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VBRxG TIL the smallest island in Manhattan is the 100x200 foot artificial island "U Thant Island," officially "Belmont Island," created during the 1915 construction of the Steinway Tunnel directly underneath. It is home to a small colony of double-crested cormorants.
j6wkN TIL that authorship of the Christian poem “Footprints” is contested, is claimed by at least a dozen people, and has been the subject of lawsuits.
1aond TIL that during the Irish Famine, some Protestants offered to feed children, but only if they received Protestant teachings. This enraged Catholics, forced to choose between their children and faith. This stigmatized all Protestant charity, and "souper" remained an insult into the 20th century.
AN5kw TIL that Skatole, the main odorant responsible for the smell of human feces, is used in low concentrations as a perfume. It apparently smells like orange jasmine and ripe fruits.
nN7Y TIL there was already an attempt to build a Channel Tunnel in 1880. The tunnel still exists