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TIL A Lost Egyptian City Was Found Underwater After 1200 Years

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p8lxN TIL the nematomorph parasite attaches itself to a cricket, but needs an aquatic habitat to survive. To achieve this, the parasite induces the cricket into a water dive, which is a suicidal impulse to drown itself.
VBEG8 TIL that not all countries and cultures have the same interpretation of the tooth fairy.
RY8 TIL that comedian Dick Shawn suffered a massive heart attack onstage and died because the audience thought it was part of his act.
wL5MJ TIL Dr. Seuss supported Japanese-American internment, drove his wife to suicide while having an affair, and never had any children of his own.
oO7L TIL Ancient Greeks played a drinking game called kottabos, which involved throwing spiced wine at targets to win pastries and sexual favors.