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TIL Avocados haven’t evolved in over a million years even though its original eaters are long extinct

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XgYR TIL that the Earth’s oceans absorb 25% of the carbon dioxide (CO2) that is released into the atmosphere every year. However, because of the increasing amounts of CO2 into the world’s atmosphere, the world’s oceans are slowly turning acidic.
RObw TIL Tom Hanks is a big fan of community colleges. Since he had poor grades in high school and lousy SAT scores Hanks ended up at Chabot, a nearby community college, because it accepted everyone and was free.
b6oQZ TIL, Xerox's Daybreak computer had an emulator for IBM PC as early as 1985, and this was many years before VMs were made for regular home computers.
vPyDj TIL that an AI chatbot was blamed for 'encouraging' young father to take his own life
nWlAB TIL that British Royalty used to place Wax or Wood figures of the deceased on top of their coffin before burial and for display afterward in Westminster Abbey. More than 20 of these funeral effigies, dating back to Edward III from 1377, remain and are on display at the Westminster Abbey Museum.