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TIL that a new Ocean is forming in Africa

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yQklv TIL domesticated cats have been responsible for the 33 extinction around the world. One being caused by a single cat, Tibbles, who killed an entire population of Stephen's Island Wren.
waM1 TIL: Adobe is developing audio-editing software that, when combined with new facial reenactment/manipulation software, can essentially allow anyone on the Internet to create realistic video of anyone saying anything.
BgblK TIL that waterbuck produce volatile organic compounds which act as a natural tsetse fly repellent, which researchers are testing for use on livestock
w68M TIL of the Copsey Brothers who were the first men to build a jail in Lower Lake, Ca, the first to occupy it, after celebrating its completion too enthusiastically, and the first to escape, after realizing they had forgotten to nail down the roof.
GE14 TIL of the island nation of Diego Garcia whose people were expelled by the British in 1971 and forced to live in Mauritian slums, just so that the US could build a military base on the island