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TIL avocados evolved to be eaten whole by four ton giant sloths

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0dE4M TIL of a condition called nocturnal lagophthalmos, which prevents you from closing your eyes completely during sleep.
0d8QL TIL there is a (tongue-in-cheek) secret society called The Sons of Lee Marvin. It consists of people who bear a resemblance to the actor, so that they could plausibly be his sons. Actual or rumored members include Jim Jarmush (founder), Tom Waits, John Lurie, Iggy Pop, Neil Young & Josh Brolin.
J1rdl TIL an amateur historian in Rhode Island unearthed an Arabic coin believed to be part of the most profitable act of piracy in history - the 1695 capture of an Indian fleet and treasure by the English pirate Henry Every, estimated to by worth $400 million in today's money.
X8jE TIL that The Catholic Church who formerly denied Heliocentrism, today has its own observatory located just outside Rome. The observatory is fully supported by the Holy See and its staff double as research scientists and Jesuit brothers.
VM1dZ TIL that the modern United States of America is considered a 'Hyperpower' having eclipsed the status of a Superpower.