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TIL Snails can sleep for 3 years

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woON6 TIL - The average person unknowingly eats a surprisingly high number of bugs each year! According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the average person consumes up to one and a half pounds of insects annually through fruits and vegetables. That amounts to about 440 to 660 bugs per year!
9wV5G TIL The Canadian Potato Museum on Prince Edward Island has the world's largest collection of potato related farming implements, features the World’s largest potato sculpture, and a restaurant that specializes in potato dishes
6ENMl TIL that Kelsey Smith-Briggs was murdered 4 months after a judge ordered her return to her biological mother's home, despite repeated reports of abuse. She was only 2 years old.
D1nDp TIL: There actually was a baseball player name "Crash Davis". So Director Rob Shelton needed his permission to use the name in Bull Durham. The only thing Davis asked was: "Do I get the girl in the end?" Shelton said yes and Davis gives his okay.
a8W9N TIL Most newborns cry for 45 minutes to two hours every day during the first six months of life because crying is the only way they communicate