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TIL Gen Z have an attention span of 1.3 seconds

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GA5e7 TIL After Joan of Arc was executed on charges of heresy, her mother spent 25 years clearing her name. She convinced the pope to reopen Joan's case and attended the retrial despite being in her 70s and in poor health. The retrial ended with Joan's complete acquittal.
aAQM TIL that famed aviator, Charles Lindbergh, once recieved a Nazi medal, and that when speaking of him, Roosevelt remarked that “if I should die tomorrow, I want you to know this, I am absolutely convinced Lindbergh is a Nazi.”
a8dWN TIL that the largest urban area by population outside of Asia is São Paulo, Brazil
16RZD TIL The main reason why so many English football/soccer clubs use the word ´United´in their name; to signify a union of two teams that were in close proximity, making them a stronger team.
PMnO TIL that in Ojibwe (a Native American language), “Kansas” translates to “Little Hell-Hole”.