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TIL: That the notion that goldfish have a memory of a few seconds is nonsense. In fact they can be trained to react to light signals and perform tricks…

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P1Pke Today I learned the oldest of Nick Cannon's 12 children is 12.
dDyx9 TIL that in the lower regions of space, despite the air density being low enough to allow a short-term orbit, the atmospheric density is still high enough that sounds can be heard.
grVP7 TIL that California’s 1967 Magic Mountain Music Festival was favourably reviewed for safety in press accounts, as fight or disturbances were not an issue, and at the end of the day, trash was placed in or next to the garbage cans provided. The immense crowd left Mount Tamalpais as they had found it.
YpOZB TIL a high school football coach was arrested after he vandalized his own school and tried to blame a rival school by spray painting their logo next to insults aimed at his fellow players and coaches. He’d hoped to motivate his team to win against them in an upcoming game. They lost.
6EyAl TIL US Senate Pages are not allowed to have cell phones or use the Internet for anything besides school