Way back in the ancient times of early 2024, a slab of freshly poured concrete became an Internet sensation after a decades-old imprint went viral. It was a bit of a blue or gold dress situation, where people online debated if the imprint was of a rat, a squirrel, or some other kind of animal.

A team of actual scientific researchers made it their mission to determine, once and for all, exactly what kind of creature (or maybe what object) made such an imprint.

The casting, brilliantly dubbed “Splatatouille,” can be found on West Roscoe Street. People leave offerings by its side. There is a music festival named after it. One couple got engaged in front of it. But what is “it” exactly?

A rat? A chipmunk? A tiny chupacabra?

Origins of Chicago’s ‘Rat Hole’ Finally Revealed

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