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TIL Exposure to platinum causes snails to turn into slugs

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J1JJ4 TIL about the Spirit Fruit Society, the longest-lasting American utopian group
6E4k7 TIL Helly Juell Hansen was a Norwegian captain that first produced clothes in 1877 to protect his crew against the harsh Nordic weather. His revolutionary new product infused linseed oil into cotton fabric. 141 years later, in 2018 the company was sold to Canadian Tire for $985 million.
5Vdxr TIL: One of the largest cult suicides in history happened a few months ago. Over 400 confirmed deaths with 600 reported missing.
oB6XY TIL the average NBA player has an wingspan-to-height ratio greater than the diagnostic criteria for Marfan syndrome; a disorder that results in abnormally long limbs.
8NLb TIL that throughout the lifespan of a star, the energy creates 90 natural elements, until it runs out of Helium and creates Iron, which kills the star.