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A Love Connection Against All Odds

They thought Jeremy would always be a loner and would never find love.

What did they think Jeremy would always be? They thought Jeremy would always be a loner. Would he ever find love? No, he would never find love.

But after a worldwide search, Jeremy the snail did find someone.

How did Jeremy the snail find someone? Jeremy the snail found someone after a worldwide search.

Unless you’re a snail aficionado, you might not know that snail shells almost always twist to the right.

Who would know that snail shells almost always twist to the right? A snail aficionado would know that snail shells almost always twist to the right.

But there are outliers who have shells that twist to the left.

Are there outliers who have shells that twist to the middle? No, there aren’t outliers who have shells that twist to the middle. There are outliers who have shells that twist to the left.

They are extremely rare.

Are they very common? No, they aren’t very common. They are extremely rare.

Some say they are one in a million.

Are they two in a million? No, they aren’t two in a million. They are one in a million.

Jeremy was one such snail.

Who was one such snail? Jeremy was one such snail.

The way a snail’s shell twists is a big deal.

Is the way a snail’s shell twists unimportant? No, the way a snail’s shell twists isn’t unimportant. The way a snail’s shell twists is a big deal.

With a shell twisting to the right, finding a mate is easy.

Is finding a mate easy with a shell twisting to the right? Yes, finding a mate is easy with a shell twisting to the right.

For those unlucky snails with a shell twisting to the left, mating is impossible.

What is impossible for those unlucky snails with a shell twisting to the left?

Mating is impossible for those unlucky snails with a shell twisting to the left.

The sexual organs do not line up.

What doesn’t line up? The sexual organs don’t line up.

One researcher describes snail sex as two cars approaching each other very slowly and passing something through the window as they pass.

Is snail sex described as two cars approaching each other very slowly and passing something through the window as they pass? Yes, snail sex is described as two cars approaching each other very slowly and passing something through the window as they pass.

Now imagine one of those cars is from the US and the other car is from the UK.

Where are the imaginary cars from? The imaginary cars are from the US and the UK.

The American driver sits on the left, and the British driver sits on the right.

Does the American driver sit on the left? Yes, the American driver sits on the left. Where does the British driver sit? The British driver sits on the right.

As they pass each other, the drivers are too far apart to pass anything.

Why can’t the drivers pass anything as they pass each other? They can’t pass anything as they pass each other because they are too far apart.

This is the life of a lonely left twisting snail living in a right twisting snail society.

Is this the life of a lonely liberal snail living in a conservative snail society?

No, this isn’t the life of a lonely liberal snail living in a conservative snail society. This is the life of a lonely left twisting snail living in a right twisting snail society.

For much of history, snails like Jeremy were destined to be celibate forever.

What were snails like Jeremy destined to be? Snails like Jeremy were destined to be celibate forever.

Their chance of finding another snail with a left twisting shell would be like finding a needle in a haystack.

What would their chance of finding another snail with a left twisting shell be like? Their chance of finding another snail with a left twisting shell would be like finding a needle in a haystack.

That was before the internet.

What was that before? That was before the internet.

And before Angus, a scientist at the University of Nottingham, turned to the internet to play matchmaker.

At what University did a scientist turn to the internet to play matchmaker?

A scientist at the University of Nottingham turned to the internet to play matchmaker.

He put out a call searching for other left twisting snails on social media, and the story went viral.

Where did he put out a call searching for other left twisting snails? He put out a call searching for other left twisting snails on social media. What happened to the story? The story went viral.

People empathized with Jeremy, the lonely snail.

Did people ignore Jeremy the lonely snail? No, people didn’t ignore Jeremy the lonely snail. People empathized with Jeremy the lonely snail.

The story was even on TV. The BBC made a request to the public to help poor Jeremy find love.

Where was the story? The story was on TV. Who made a request to the public to help poor Jeremy find love? The BBC made a request to the public to help poor Jeremy find love.

Against the odds, two other left twisting snails were found for Jeremy.

Was it against the odds that two left twisting snails were found for Jeremy?

Yes, it was against the odds that two other left twisting snails were found for Jeremy.

Lefty the snail was owned by a woman named Jade from Ipswitch.

Was Lefty the snail owned by a woman named Lisa or a woman named Jade? Lefty the snail was owned by a woman named Jade.

Tomeau the snail came from Spain.

Where did Tomeau the snail come from? Tomeau the snail came from Spain.

After striking out with Lefty, Angus put Jeremy together with Tomeau, but again Jeremy struck out.

Who did Angus put Jeremy together with after striking out with Lefty?

Angus put Jeremy together with Tomeau after striking out with Lefty. Was Jeremy successful? No, Jeremy wasn’t successful. Jeremy struck out again.

Before long, Tomeau and Lefty got friendly and had 170 snail babies.

Who got friendly and had 170 snail babies? Tomeau and Lefty got friendly and had 170 snail babies.

Poor Jeremy was more alone than ever.

Was poor Jeremy happier than ever? No, poor Jeremy wasn’t happier than ever. Poor Jeremy was more alone than ever.

Angus was a determined wingman, and had a plan.

Who had a plan? Angus had a plan. Was Angus a determined pilot? No, Angus wasn’t a determined pilot. Angus was a determined wingman.

He put Jeremy in a refrigerator, which made him hibernate.

Where did he put Jeremy? He put Jeremy in a refrigerator. What did it make him do? It made him hibernate.

When Jeremy awoke, he was rejuvenated.

How was Jeremy when he awoke? When Jeremy awoke he was rejuvenated.

Angus put Jeremy together with Tomeau again, and the sparks flew.

What happened when Angus put Jeremy together with Tomeau again? The sparks flew when Angus put Jeremy together with Tomeau again.

Tomeau had 56 snail babies with Jeremy.

How many snail babies did Tomeau have with Jeremy? Tomeau had 56 snail babies with Jeremy.

Lefty’s owner, Jade says, “It shows that there is someone for everyone. You just have to find them.”

What does it show? It shows that there is someone for everyone. What do you just have to do? You just have to find them.

“It kind of gives you a sense of hope. Not just snails but humans too.” What does it give you? It gives you a sense of hope. Is it just snails? No, it isn’t just snails but humans too.