It's been a big year for avocados. So it's no surprise that the avocado emoji on Unicode 9 is basically groundbreaking news. Sure, there are important things going on in the world today, but nothing as fulfilling and long-awaited as the introduction of the avocado emoji. I mean, what have we even been doing all of this time without it?
Bette Davis died from cancer at the age of 81 on October 6, 1989 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Nanterre, France. Prior to her death, she experienced many health problems in succession. In 1983, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a mastectomy.
Two years later, Bette Davis published her memoirsâat the very end was this letter to her daughter. (This letter, along with 124 other fascinating pieces of correspondence, can be found in the bestselling book, Letters of Note; Photo of BD Hyman and Bette Davis: Getty Images.)