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TIL that Iceland, the shopping centre sued Iceland the nation for trademark infringement

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lM61 TIL that during WWII the united states asked for Mexicans to cross the border to work agricultural jobs.
7XXp TIL In Greek mythology, the cornucopia is an enchanted severed goat’s horn, created by Zeus as a baby to produce a never-ending supply of whatever the owner desires.
m4WM TIL: Ravens are the only birds in the world that will fly towards the sound of gunfire, having learned a hunter may soon leave a gut pile for the raven to eat.
4k86g TIL that the fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis (zombie fungus) doesn't control ants by infecting their brain. Instead it destroys the motor neurons and connects directly to the muscles to control them. The brain is made into a prisoner in its own body
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