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TIL that there’s a parasite (Dicrocoelium dendriticum) that infects ants and forces them to climb to the tops of blades of grass to be eaten by cows.

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AJVo TIL that when basking sharks decay their carcasses take on the appearance of plesiosaurs (ancient aquatic reptiles) including a long neck and tiny head. There have been numerous “plesiosaur” discoveries which turned out to be decayed sharks.
Gv1E TIL : You can’t scan and print banknotes because there is a particular pattern drawn on them, called EURion constellation, that helps image software detect the presence of banknotes in a digital image and prevent counterfeiting.
BgaBk TIL that since the pandemic began, home values in Cape Coral, Florida have increased by 85.96%, which is the largest increase in the United States
b69EQ TIL that Tennessee's has a state artifcat - the Mississippian stone statue, a statue of a kneeling man carved by an unknown Native American artist between 1250-1350. It was discovered in Wilson County in 1939.
kJ7b4 TIL - 63 Earths can fit inside Uranus.