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

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VMDnQ TIL that the term "lobby" comes from the ability of ordinary people to meet their representatives in lobbies and hallways of the UK Parliament buildings after debates
5V1dD TIL that Ken Allen aka "Hairy Houdini" escaped from his enclosures à la prison break multiple times; inciting his friends-orangutans to follow his lead. No surveillance, no undercover mission to try to catch him in the act, succeeded to fool Ken.
7KoZ TIL that Paul Revere actually shouted “The Regulars are coming out”, not “The British are coming”, since Massachusetts colonists still considered themselves British citizens at the time.
yQLne TIL Jewish was persecuted during the Black Death as they were affected less than other people. The real reason behind this is many Jews chose not to use the common wells of towns and cities.
WQrB TIL Finding Nemo actually harmed wild clownfish populations since people started buying wild-caught, pet clownfish after seeing the movie