Mermaiding ( en.wikipedia.org )
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More animals with fun names
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1e2dw4g/til_the_probable_author_of_the_social_darwinist/...
Busytown
Or- binding books in human skin.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17496560
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1e1j9s5/til_the_roman_colosseum_was_named_after_a_nearby/...
Tensegrity, tensional integrity or floating compression is a structural principle based on a system of isolated components under compression inside a network of continuous tension, and arranged in such a way that the compressed members (usually bars or struts) do not touch each other while the prestressed tensioned members...