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TIL Archie is the record-holding champion of the World Snail Racing Championships, having set a blistering time of 2 minutes for a 13-inch (33 cm) course in 1995. Trained by Carl Bramham in the UK, Archie is recognized by Guinness World Records as the fastest snail in the world.

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6VkX TIL Orangutangs have been held captive & used as sex slaves - “We found her chained to a wall, lying on a mattress. She had been shaved all over her body….If a man walked near her, she would turn herself around, present herself, & start gyrating and going through the motions”
XEJ7Q TIL Manute Bol, the tallest man to play in the NBA, and the only one with a confirmed lion kill, is generally recognized as the man who coined the term "My Bad" due to his difficulties speaking English.
76Xx TIL The Hindu god Shiva has long been linked to cannabis. Shiva came and drank the poison created by the cosmic ocean, but over time it made him so hot he needed to be cooled down. Marijuana is supposed to be a coolant – so it is said that Shiva smokes weed to keep his body temperature down.
kJO9m TIL that Eel blood is toxic to humans, but both cooking and the digestive process destroy the toxic protein.
6EBkX Til that during initial release of Doom so many people tried to download it at once that it crashed the entire University of Wisconsin's network