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TIL more than 3.5 million people experience homelessness each year in the United States and 25% of this number are children under the age of 18.

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OxNg TIL the tallest structure in the western hemisphere is a TV Tower in Blanchard, North Dakota.
oBNXA TIL: The last American President who was not a millionaire was Harry Truman in 1945
XEyGr TIL The James Webb telescope, the sucessor to the Hubble, was due to launch in 2007 with a $500mil budget. It is now due to launch October 2021 with a cost of $10+billion.
b9nJ7 TIL sea otters have pockets and many adults carry their favorite rock at all times to break open clams and other shellfish.
dDAyK TIL, canines have a more sensitive CFF of up to 80Hz or 80 flickers per second. "This might explain why most dogs cannot be planted in front of the television to engage them, it doesn't look real."