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TIL that goldfish have a longer attention span than the average human

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Z8xOp TIL there is a Mickey Mouse shaped solar farm at Disney World, Florida
YE4G TIL that dogs like squeaky toys because they mimic the sound of an injured animal
X0Myr TIL of people of Jewish decent that served in the German Army in WW2. They ranged from Generals who were declared to be Aryans, waffen SS soldiers who hid the fact knowing their fellow soldiers would probably kill them to ordinary soldiers basically hiding from being sent to concentration camps.
YDYW TIL in the United States as many as 3.5 million people experience homelessness in a given year (1% of the entire US population or 10% of its poor). 23% are families with children - the fastest growing segment.