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TIL of Evolutionary Anachronism which are attributes that emerge from selection in the past due to coevolution with other biological species that have since become extinct. For example, avocado seeds are too large to be dispersed by any wild animal presently alive in the Americas

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rNLdd TIL there is a grizzly–polar bear hybrid, often called a grolar bear or a pizzly bear, a rare hybrid between a grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) and a polar bear (Ursus maritimus). These hybrids occur when the two species interbreed, typically in regions where their habitats overlap.
GYydg TIL in the 1970s on Sesame Street, Herve Villechaize better known as Tattoo from Fantasy Island, performed Oscar the Grouch as a pair of legs peeping out from a trash can for scenes which required the Grouch to be mobile.
WkQ6L TIL in 1989, billionaire Richard Branson released a hot air balloon shaped like a UFO and hired a midget dressed as E.T. to scare people when it landed.
rNJL1 TIL The Little White schoolhouse built in 1853 in Ripon, Wisconsin, is the birthplace of the Republican Party. The first meeting was held on March 20, 1854 to fight against the spread of slavery. This meeting and another in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6 led to the formation of the Republican Party.
OoAxX TIL a study found that brains of doers differ from brains of procrastinators. Procrastinators have a larger amygdala/poorer connection with the part that helps focus by blocking competing emotions/distractions, which shows that emotional mgmt is more problematic than time mgmt in procrastination.