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TIL a young boy once pocketed a few giant African Land Snails while on vacation in Hawaii. When he returned home to Florida and got bored of it, his grandmother released them in the backyard, starting an invasion of foot long snails in Florida.

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YKgA TIL That the cast of ‘Friends’ made $1 million each per episode in season 9 & 10 = $42 million. Plus $20 million each, every year in royalties since the show ended in 2004.
b9Z5p TIL Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling's final project was Fantasy Park, a 1975 radio concert. It was a 48-hour long rock concert edited together from dozens of separate live acts, including The Beatles. Presented as an actual concert, stations reportedly received calls asking how to get to the show.
brm7 TIL After murdering a man in a nightclub, Ricky Ray Rector agreed to turn himself in. Instead, he shot the negotiating officer in the back, killing him. He then attempted suicide but failed, effectively lobotomizing himself. He saved part of his last meal for “after the execution”.
GAklJ TIL Renovation of the historical Battersea Power station in London cost £9bn (USD 10.8bn). It has luxury apartments, hotel, restaurants, and a roof top pool. One chimney has a glass elevator (lift 109) going to the top. Hotel rooms have vinyl record players, and of course Pink Floyd's Animals!
8a9YX TIL about a fatal submarine accident from 1963. A nuclear sub, the USS Thresher (SSN-593), sank 610 m (2,000 ft) imploding in 0.1 seconds killing all 128 crew members. During a failed deep dive test, its theorized the sub lost power and its vital ballast systems froze, rendering the ship unusable.