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TIL general anesthesia works in single celled microbes

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16JQP TIL that Poinsettias come from Mexico. The Aztecs call them (Nahuatl language) cuetlaxochitl ̶ xochitl. The name Poinsettia, is in honour of Joel Roberts Poinsett, a US envoy in Mexico City who introduced the plant to the US and Europe.
8aLrP TIL That though a judge ruled against Carol Burnett when she sued Fox over a Family Guy parody of her charwoman character, the judge conceded that her work took far more creative talent than FG’s “crude parody.”
ANDDd TIL of Mike McGear, real name Mike McCartney, the younger brother of Sir Paul McCartney who set out on his own musical career four years after the Beatles' first hit
JYPQm TIL the earliest born human to be photographed is Conrad Heyer, a revolutionary war veteran who crossed the delaware with George Washington and was born in 1749.
E1vNd TIL there is a correlation between toilet mold/rings and diabetes due to high blood sugar levels which causes the body to release glucose through the urinal stream, therefore giving more fuel for mold growth.