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  Fact: Some fungi create zombies, then control their minds The tropical fungus  Ophiocordyceps  infects ants’ central nervous systems. By the time the fungi been in the insect bodies for nine days, they have complete control over the host’s movements. They force the ants to climb trees, then convulse and fall into the cool, moist soil below, where fungi thrive. Once there, the fungus waits until exactly solar noon to force the ant to bite a leaf and kill it. Don’t miss these 12 animal “facts” that are actually false. Fact: A-bison hybrid is called a “beefalo” Fact: A cow-bison hybrid is called a “beefalo” Daniel Radcliffe was allergic to his  Harry Potter  glasses. The entire world’s population could fit inside Los Angeles. Some tumors can grow hair, teeth, bones, even fingernails.