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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.

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g4 TIL Women with more curves tend to be smarter according to a study of 16,000 women.
4kV0J TIL that before the invention of regfrigeration in 1851, ice had to be imported to Australia from Boston, Massachusetts. The ice blocks travelled through the tropics inside ships insulated with timber, straw, peat, and sawdust
mxnjP TIL that in 2013, the Fresno chapter of the Hell's angels waited in line outside of Walmart for five days so they could buy every bike inside and donate them to charity.
6ELLW TIL Neuroscience theory of “mirror neurons" suggests positive benefits of social interaction for teamwork
WxgL TIL in response to 9/11, leaders that vehemently denouncing the attacks included the Presidents of Egypt, the Palestinian Authority, Libya, Syria, Iran and Pakistan. The sole exception was Saddam Hussein, who said that “the American cowboys are reaping the fruit of their crimes against humanity”.