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Today I learned that Jenny Hanivers are taxidermied rays, skates, or guitarfish. The broad, flat creatures are then heavily altered and desiccated to create a gruesome cryptid.

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Wngo TIL that St.Guinefort was a dog who became a folk saint after saving his owner’s child from a snake. He had a grave where people brought their children to for protection and healing, as well as left offerings.
b9W0 TIL that in the novel Slumdog Millionaire is based on, the hero’s real goal is to get close enough to the game show host to assassinate him
D1Llv TIL when the Sea Squirt or Tunicate becomes an adult, it sticks to a rock for the rest of its life. As it only needs to eat and reproduce by self-fertilisation, it eats or reabsorbs it's sense organs and nervous system as it no longer needs them.
neLBB TIL of the 1947 NYC smallpox outbreak, which was stopped through aggressive public health policy led by health commssioner Dr. Israel Weinstein, leaving only 12 infected and 2 dead
dDa0r TIL There is a theory that the BSE outbreak which affected millions of cattle in the 80s and 90s may have begun when cattle were fed bonemeal made from infected human remains