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TIL in the mid-1800s, a snail spent nearly four years glued to a specimen card in the British Museum before scientists realized it was still alive.

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GYBlE TIL that it is not allowed to be buried in Svalbard. Due to the permafrost, the bodies do not decompose, and any viruses or diseases they are carrying are also preserved. If the permafrost melts, the bodies can be pushed out the ground, where it is possible to infect people again.
BgZ1e TIL a pop up restaurant in Japan hired only elderly people with dementia to reduce the stigma attached to it. The customers still ate the food they were served even if the waiters got it wrong.
l0a5 TIL There are at least 111 flavors of Doritoes…
rN9Ad TIL That a Wurlitzer organ takes up six rooms
NmVb TIL: There are over 40 US states that tax Tampons and Pads as “Luxury” goods.