The Daily Populous

Wild avocados were appealing to larger animals because it had enough tasty flesh to lure them in and could be eaten in one bite.

The passage of a trifling 13,000 years (since the Pleistocene extinction) is too soon to exhaust the patience of genus Persea.

A South American folk recipe for rat poison mixes avocado pits with cheese or lard to kill off unwanted rodents. »

After a passenger was dragged off a United Airlines flight on Sunday, the CEO responded with a company memo that described the man as "disruptive and belligerent.".

New video of the moments before David Dao was "re-accommodated" from his seat show that "belligerent" is not a word most people would use to describe him.

One thing is for sure: This isn't going to help United CEO Oscar Munoz solve his massive PR problem. »

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced plans to call a snap general election on 8 June.

Explaining her change of heart on an early election, Mrs May said: "I have concluded the only way to guarantee certainty and security for years ahead is to hold this election.".

Former prime minister David Cameron called Theresa May's decision to hold a snap general election "brave and right". »

Tony Perkins, president of the anti-gay religious lobbying group the Family Research Council, had his home destroyed by the massive flooding ravaging Southern Louisiana this week.

The floods in Louisiana have so far killed 11 people and destroyed over 40,000 homes.

Perkins agreed, saying that while “those on the left like to mock these things,” many throughout history know “God is trying to send us a message” through natural disasters. »