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TIL Joe Rogan was a self admitted Quake Addict

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e4o6 TIL scientists have identified an asteroid in our solar system, 16 Psyche, which has enough iron to fuel planetary consumption for millions of years. The Earth may have as little as a century of mineable iron left, in contrast.
9Y047 TIL that it’s illegal to own just one guinea pig in Switzerland because they get lonely. They’re very social creatures, and are considered victims of abuse if they aren’t allowed to regularly interact with others of their species. Switzerland even has matchmaking agencies for lonely guinea pigs.
mWaE TIL that the tendency for small wettable floating objects to attract one another is called the “Cheerios Effect”
VQ48 TIL contrary to popular belief, most people who are bitten by black widow spiders suffer no serious damage, let alone death.
GdJj TIL that a giant snowman named Snowzilla is created every year in Anchorage, Alaska. In 2008, the city attempted to stop the creation of Snowzilla, and on Christmas morning there were sign-carrying snowmen “protesting” that attempt in front of city hall.