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TIL of a parasitic fungus that turns ants into 'zombies'

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b6D50 TIL that some countries use burial vaults to protect against graves sinking, also known as grave subsidence.
gMkDW TIL that instead of saying "once upon a time," Korean fantasies usually begin with "back when tigers used to smoke".
Zpp7G TIL Described as the first iced coffee, the Mazagran was named for the beverage that French colonial troops consumed during the 1840 siege of the Mazagran fortress in Algeria. Troops prepared the coffee syrup with water in the absence of milk or brandy and drank it cold to counter the heat.
6EpoQ TIL about some of the hotels and casinos that never got built in Las Vegas, such as the ‘London’ resort, the ‘Moon’ resort, the ‘Addams Family’ resort, and the ‘Titanic’ resort.
N79RM Today I learned the Alligator Gar is the largest of the gar species and named after the American alligator. It can grow up to 10 feet long. Alligator gar have the ability to breath water as well as air. Their fossil record traces back to 100 million years which was the cretaceous period.