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TIL all snails are hermaphrodites. No wonder they’re never in a rush...

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rRYp1 TIL in 1973, a volcano erupted on the Icelandic island of Heimaey. Rather than fleeing to safety, the residents of the island sprayed the advancing lava flow with seawater in order to form a wall and direct the lava into the sea.
kL6g TIL that in the UK there is a high court judge known as Mr. Justice Mann
Ynkd TIL a high-school girl derived equations showing that in order to fold anything in half, it must be pi times longer than its thickness
E1OkP TIL The Lebowski-inspired Church of the Latter-Day Dude says it has ordained over 450,000 Dudeist priests.
loeMK TIL that both men and women laugh more at men than at women