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Was Chicago’s ‘Rat Hole’ Really Made by a Rat?
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Chicago “rat hole” Coins scattered in and around a rat-shaped impression filled with water on a concrete sidewalk in Chicago's Roscoe Village neighborhood.
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Chicago “rat hole”
The imprint of a rodent made in a 20–30-year-old sidewalk slab rose to fame in 2024...
© Winslow Dumaine
Chicago “rat hole”
Coins became useful in helping scientists narrow down the identity of the animal...
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