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TIL general anesthesia works in single celled microbes

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b6Z5j TIL That in some US States such as Florida, former inmates can be billed for the costs of their imprisonment once they’re released
R71ra TIL the term "butterfly effect" in chaos theory might have its origins in a 1952 Ray Bradbury short story. In it, a time-traveler travels back 66 million years where he accidentally crushes a butterfly, resulting in an altered timeline observed upon his return.
69ol8 TIL about the Uncensored Library in Minecraft, created by Reporters Without Borders to combat censorship. This virtual library gives users access to banned or censored articles and information from around the world, featuring works from journalists who have been censored in their home countries.
wLQnW Today I learned that the term white elephant came from the king of Thailand giving giant white elephants as gifts to people he did not like in hopes of bankrupting the receiver of the gift with the expenses of caring for an elephant.
P11bJ TIL that Napoleon Bonaparte sniffed over seven pounds of snuff a month.