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TIL - Snails can sleep for up to 3 years during periods of drought.

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jNVYv TIL that the Rosenberg's where supposed to be executed at 11PM on a Friday. In an attempt to delay the execution, they claimed that it would be a violation of their religious rights to be executed on the Sabbath. Their plan backfired when the judge agreed but instead moved the execution to 8PM.
1aLWd TIL I learned that the slang words crap or crapper did not come from Thomas Crapper, a toilet pioneer.
oRBoR TIL that the Truman Show was originally a dark thriller which took place in a New York-style city. It took many drafts of the script to arrive at the comedy-drama that eventually made it to screen.
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