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TIL: That anesthesiologists, neuroscientists and researchers dont really know how anesthesia works.

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ne4ZP TIL of Frances Gabe. In the 1980s, she built and patented the world’s only self-cleaning home. The patent contained 68 inventions. She died in obscurity last year at 101 years old.
xXA5 TIL Sir John Smith, who founded Jamestown, was knighted by a prince of Transylvania, for beheading three Turkish commanders in 3 separate duels. He later captured as a slave, and given by a Turkish nobleman to his mistress, the woman subsequently fell in love with Smith and He escaped 2 years later.
6EPZQ TIL penguins are not heavy enough to set off landmines. Because of this there is a huge nature preserve on the Falkland islands, with 1 million penguins and 5 types of penguins.
9wM96 TIL Hatshepsut, a female pharaoh who ruled for over 20 years, often depicted herself in statues and painting with a male body and false beard in order to establish herself in the Egyptian patriarchy.
m14dR TIL the Pointer Sisters sang the iconic and funky number song on Sesame Street.