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TIL of hyperparasites, parasites who parasitize other parasites/parasitoids

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vRaL TIL Mark Knopfler would not allow Weird Al to parody his song “Money for Nothing” unless he was the one to play guitar on the parody.
VMMV0 TIL For the Apollo 11 moon landing conspiracy theory to be true, over 400,000 people would need to be part of the secret.
KOl56 TIL that Cards Against Humanity joked about how they could have bought a small private island with the money they donated to charity. So in 2014 they did, renaming it “Hawaii 2”
DQvXJ TIL A French Socialite Named Blanche Monnier Was Imprisoned by Her Family in a Secret Room for 25 Years, From 1876 to 1901. According to officials, Monnier had not seen any sunlight for her entire captivity.
n817 TIL that at times Romans would flood the entire Colosseum with water and have ship battles for fun. This was originated by Julius Caesar in 46 BC on ocassion of his quadruple triumph