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

https://redd.it/1wq5b9i
@reddit_all