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TIL Exposure to platinum causes snails to turn into slugs

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pYJN TIL that the Whipping Tom of 1681 would assault women, lifting their dresses and slapping their buttocks while yelling “Spanko!”.
klRe TIL 4 percent of Americans believe that shape-shifting “Lizard People” are in political control of the US and the world. 7 percent were unsure.
a87Go TIL a castle built over 800 years ago was briefly occupied by medieval crusaders. A latrine containing 30 years worth of castle excrement revealed that the folks there were malnourished & infested with worms. The worms associated with eating unwashed vegetables fertilized with human feces
MeRpW TIL of Kathy Hobbs, a girl who had a premonition that she wouldn’t live to be 16. She reached the age and relaxed, making plans for her future. 3 months later, she was abducted and killed. She’d written letters to her family, dated 1 month before her birthday, telling them how much she loved them.
neQwW TIL that in 1769, the Royal Society issued a series of tests to ensure Mozart was actually 8. Daines Barrington, who conducted the study, was convinced after seeing Mozart abandon his harpsichord in the middle of playing to chase a cat; they could not 'bring him back for a considerable time'.