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TIL that France built a fake Paris in WWI to confuse german bombers, which was located North of Real Paris

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gMmD9 TIL of the parasitic Massospora fungus which infects cicadas, replaces their genitals with a fungal stump, and hijacks their brains with amphetamines and/or psilocybin (the key chemical in hallucinogenic mushrooms), forcing them to mate non-stop and spread the fungal spores to infect other cicadas.
WN5o TIL There was a giant log jam that blocked the Red River in Arkansas until the 1800’s. At one point, it was 165 miles long.
R5mbl TIL that in 2015 the son of the creator of Barney was charged with shooting his neighbor in the chest after accusing him of trespassing.
vP1Lr TIL that The Beatles re-recorded two of their hit singles in German due to wanting to sell more in Germany
0wMD1 TIL that Montana is the only US state constitutionally mandated to teach and preserve Native American history and culture.