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TIL Star Trek: The Animated Series was the first Star Trek series to win an Emmy.

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yQvvM TIL that Ron Schur became obsessed with the salad dressing at The Galley Restaurant. He kept asking what was in it and every time he was told it was a secret. Finally, an annoyed waitress asked him, "If you want to know so badly, why don’t you buy the fucking place?" In 1989, he did.
rN6G0 TIL a fungus infects ants' central nervous systems. Once it has been in an insect for 9 days, it acquires full control. It forces the ant to climb trees, then convulse and fall into the moist soil. Once there, the fungus waits until solar noon to force the ant to bite a leaf and wait for death.
MkD7 TIL that the movie Clerks was the first movie in history where the cost to license the soundtrack ended up being more than the production cost for the entire movie
loaLB TIL: zucchini and corn are fruits
grXv7 TIL of Irish boxer Steve Collins, who employed unusual but successful mind games such as being apparently hypnotised during fights, and listening to headphones as his opponent’s ring music played.