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Shredded paper, which has been used as a decoy for cash in this scam [1]. The pigeon drop or Spanish handkerchief or Chilean handkerchief is a confidence trick in which a mark, or "pigeon", is persuaded to give up a sum of money in order to secure the rights to a larger sum of money, or more valuable object.
In these regions the droppings were used by farmers for fertilization. Pigeon droppings were also used for leather tanning and making gunpowder. [4] In some cultures, particularly Medieval Europe, the possession of a dovecote was a symbol of status and power and was consequently regulated by law.
Named after a Lenni Lenape word meaning "pigeon droppings." [8] Old York Road, York Road, King's Highway: The old road to New York City was named, as were that city and its province, for James, Duke of York (later King James II and VII.) Passyunk Avenue: Named after the Lenape word meaning "in the valley" or "in the valleys." [9] Philmont Ave
The area was originally Lenape Nation land, and while one popular explanation given for the name Moyamensing is "place of pigeon droppings," [3] linguist Raymond Whritenour links it to the Southern Unami word mwimënshink, meaning “place of wild black cherry trees.” [4]
It is believed the patients contracted the Cryptococcus infection after the droppings somehow made their way into a non-public room containing machinery. Two people have died after pigeon dropping ...
Bird fancier's lung (BFL), also known as bird breeder's lung, is a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis. It can cause shortness of breath , fever , dry cough , chest pain , anorexia and weight loss , fatigue , and progressive pulmonary fibrosis (the most serious complication).
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