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TIL 91% of plastic isn’t recycled and not because people don’t sort it

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kOGYW TIL: 56 percent of dogs and 71 percent of cats that enter animal shelters are euthanized. More cats are euthanized than dogs because they are more likely to enter a shelter without any owner identification.
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