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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.

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0dPpL TIL about British politician Tony Benn met his future spouse in Oxford in 1949. Nine days later, he proposed marriage to her on a park bench. Subsequently, he purchased the bench from Oxford City Council and installed it in the garden of their home. The couple remained together for 51 years.
5XDp TIL that the oldest recorded British joke dates back to the 10th Century A.D. and goes “What hangs at a man’s thigh and wants to poke the hole that it’s often poked before? Answer: A key.”
E0NP TIL Texas oil tycoon Jim West used to throw handfuls of silver dollars around just to see people scramble for them.
j6nBa TIL that when designing the Hewlett-Packard 9100A desktop calculator, Bill Hewlett insisted that it be small enough to fit on his desk's typewriter stand. The prototype was slightly too large. A HP carpenter secretly modified the desk so the calculator would fit.
9wGD TIL In game 3 of the 1995 NBA playoffs, Hornets point guard Mugsy Bogues had the ball with several seconds left and an opportunity to nail the game-winning shot. His defender, Michael Jordan, stepped back, put his hands down, and said, “Shoot it, you fucking midget.” The shot wasn’t even close.