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1. Chancellery

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   The Phenomenon of Chancellery Aura
   It is widely observed in historical administrative studies that prolonged exposure to the Chancellery environment has a measurable effect on personnel, often termed the "Chancellery Aura." This is theorized to be a psychosomatic consequence of handling documents imbued with concentrated governmental intent. Symptoms include an unusual proficiency in Latin grammatical structures, an involuntary tendency to organize one's personal possessions according to the [Dewey Decimal Classification System](/entries/dewey-decimal-classification-syst…

2. Chinese Mitten Crabs

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   Taxonomy and Nomenclature
   The Chinese mitten crab was formally described by naturalist John Vaughan Thompson in 1835, though it had been known to Chinese and Korean populations for millennia. The taxonomic designation Eriocheir sinensis derives from the Greek words erion (wool) and cheir (hand), combined with the Latin sinensis (Chinese). Recent genetic analysis suggests that the crab's mitten-like appendages evolved specifically to help the species pick l…