20 Useless Facts You Probably Didn’t Need To Know

2. A Snail Can Sleep For 3 Years

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This may the only time snails are ever compared to Disney's wonderful tale of Sleeping Beauty.

Just like the princess, those slimy little gastropods can sleep for up to 3 years without so much as a drop of food. Very much unlike the princess, they don't slumber in a castle before being woken by the kiss of a handsome prince. Still, roll with the comparison.

The only thing a snail needs for survival is some sort of warmth (provided by their shell) and moisture. As an added bonus, here's another fact: snails don't need to reproduce and can in fact lay eggs without getting freaky with another shell-dweller.

Snails go into a state of hibernation if the weather is poor, and it's not like they move much when awake anyway. This stasis-like existence can allow the common snail to live for up to 25 years, although most average out at around 15.

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