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TIL Time seems to pass more slowly for lighter animals with faster metabolisms

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OG6mL TIL Since the brown treesnake has no natural predators or other controls on Guam, it multiplied rapidly and has virtually wiped out Guam’s native forest birds. The snakes also crawl on electrical lines and cause expensive power outages and electrical damage.
4km8X TIL that Victor Hugo Sosa, a Mexican politician, married an alligator. He serves as the mayor of San Pedro Huamelula, a town where marrying these reptiles has been a tradition for over 200 years.
rR98d TIL of Anasognisia, a condition that causes people with a disability to believe that it doesn't exist. One example being Anton-Babinski Syndrome, where blind people believe, against all evidence and proof of their blindness, that they can see.
nWJn9 TIL six marine biologists scientifically analyzed 202 episodes of Shark Week based on 15+ variables. They concluded the episodes were "full of incorrect information," were "wildly misleading" about the field of shark research, and only 6 of them provided any actionable tips regarding conservation.
P8nL TIL: there is an island where pre-Neolithic people still live. They attack anybody that tries to meet them.