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TIL Evolution can occur through several avenues of genetic variation- mutations, sex & recombination, gene flow, and epigenetics

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VMN70 TIL about Phocion, an Athenian statesman who was so humble and frugal that he was known simply as "The Good", was elected a record 45 times as Strategos (head of the military) and singlehandedly convinced Alexander the Great to spare Athens and focus on war with Persia instead.
yYmM TIL that 350 million years ago the Earth was covered by giant mushrooms. They would grow up to 26 feet high and 3 feet wide.
Ypy5r TIL that due to its isolated location, the Icelandic language has changed very little from its original roots. Modern Icelandics can still read texts written in the 10th Century with relative ease.
Egp TIL Arabs enslaved at least twice as many Africans than what the trans-Atlantic slave trade produced
mxpVR TIL that the large crowd that had gathered for the first execution by guillotine was greatly upset by the "clinical" nature of the device and its swiftness. They wanted a longer execution for more entertainment.