Today I learned on Nostr: TIL In 1846, a dead snail was glued to an index card at the British Museum. 4 years ...

TIL In 1846, a dead snail was glued to an index card at the British Museum. 4 years later they discovered it was actually still alive. The museum gave the snail a bath and it lived the remaining 2 years in a jar eating cabbage.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eremina_desertorum
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