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TIL of a parasitic fungus that turns ants into 'zombies'
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TIL the worlds richest African American is no long Oprah Winfrey, its Philanthropist Robert F. Smith who started as a Chemical Engineer but eventually started his own investment firm and is now worth approx 4.4 Billion USD.
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TIL some skyscrapers have gigantic, 300-800 ton steel balls inside them to prevent high winds from making tenants dizzy.
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TIL Eminem has a greater vocal range than Adele
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TIL Leonard Cohen struggled for years writing the song ‘Hallelujah’, and had to pare down around 80 verses to get his original recorded version. In one writing session he was reduced to sitting in his underwear, bashing his head on the floor.
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TIL Tarzan author E.R. Burroughs was the first author to attempt to license a fictional character across multi media platforms - books, comics, radio, movies, etc. Experts told him the various medias would compete against each other and fail. Instead it made him the wealthiest author in the US.