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TIL so many species of non-crab crustaceans have evolved in a crab-like direction that we have a word for that, and it's Carcinisation

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XXkr TIL some weapons and chemicals forbidden by armies to use during war are actively used on civilians, including Tear Gas.
x69bg TIL that one of the earliest hang gliders was invented in 1853 by George Cayley who created a slope-launched, piloted glider.
6EDLw TIL the Bagworm Moth Caterpillar is one of the rare architects of the animal world. They construct miniature “log cabins” by collecting little twigs and building them into tiny protective houses which they live in! Some constructions look similar to a strand of DNA.
jNJka TIL about 20% of all classified mammal species can fly, because there’s over 1,200 species of bats.
dDkMZ TIL about Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate. It is a street in York, England, known for its short length and unusual name. The street's name was first recorded in 1505 as Whitnourwhatnourgate, and later appears as Whitney Whatneygate. It seems to mean "neither-one-thing-nor-the-other street".