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TIL a single asteroid can contain US$20 trillion worth of metals.

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mxDdR TIL Joy Milne (The Lady Who Can Smell Parkinson’s) has a story of how she discovered her ability which differs from the ‘dumb luck’/‘off-chance’ version first reported years ago
ADxDB TIL about the Kiki and Bouba effect; an interesting effect that showcases how we subconsciously associate words like Kiki as being "Sharp and spikey" and words like Bouba as being "Round and smooth" and also associate shape sizes with sharp and round words.
L9Nd TIL while the U.S. grants automatic citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil, such a policy doesn’t exist in Europe. In Europe, being born in a country does not entitle you to automatic citizenship.
5YG7D TIL that the German national anthem's first verse (no longer sung on official occasions) mentions 3 rivers and a strait, all of which exist entirely outside the current borders of Germany.
ADA9o TIL smaller, sterile bell peppers that are “unaffected by weather, pests, or other external conditions” can grow inside of normal sized bell peppers, and is something that occurs in many fruits called internal proliferation.