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TIL that infants require more General Anaesthetic than adults. For example a 6 month old baby requires almost 2x the amount to become unconscious than a 60 year old. My wife is studying Pharmacokinetics and I'm learning vicariously when she explains some the fascinating stuff. PubMed link as ref.

5Vd5Q TIL that in 1984, English grandmother Jane Snowball ordered groceries with her TV remote, sending it through her phone line to her local store. She was the first person ever to shop online.
KvEJ TIL the band Kansas had one shot to impress a record producer in the small town of Ellinwood, Kansas. In order to look as good as possible the band promised free beer to all people who attended. The venue was packed and the producer signed them.
rN0nx TIL that despite being mentally unfit to rule, Afonso VI became King of Portugal in 1656. He married Maria of Savoy but was unable to consummate during their 2 year marriage. Maria got an annulment, married his younger brother Pedro, sent Alfonso into exile on an island and they claimed the thrown.
Z8kyo TIL We are designed to create stories as soon as we have enough informations available. The heider-Simmel illusion is a perfect example of it, as we only see triangles, lines and a circle, but still understand it as "a good one helping a circle to escape from the bad triangle after a fight".
NJle TIL that in the days after hurricane Katrina, doctors at Memorial Hospital NOLA, began to euthanize patients that were deemed too sick to save.