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TIL Malignant Hyperthermia is a deadly reaction to general anesthesia. Most don't know they have the condition until it's too late. It's the reason anesthesiologists always ask you if anyone in the family had a fatal reaction to anesthesia. (medlineplus.gov)

_"Malignant hyperthermia is a severe reaction to particular anesthetic drugs that are often used during surgery and other invasive procedures....

10 surprising things you might not know about evolution (www.earlham.ac.uk)

TIL about the Puss Caterpillar, it may look harmless with its soft and furry appearance, but it conceals venomous spines that can cause excruciating pain upon contact that even morphine struggles to quell. (en.wikipedia.org)

"The inch-long larva is generously coated in long, luxuriant hair-like setae, making it resemble a tiny Persian cat, the characteristic that presumably gave it the name "puss". It is variable in color, from downy grayish white to golden brown to dark charcoal gray. It often has a streak of bright orange running longitudinally....

In 2006, an Australian man tried to sell New Zealand on eBay. The bid had reached $3000 AUD before it was taken down. (medium.com)

There is an 'immortal jellyfish' called Turritopsis dohrnii. Instead of dying it shrinks, absorbs its tentacles, settles on the seafloor as a blob-like cyst, becomes a polyp (the jellyfish's previous life stage) and once mature, adult jellyfish bud off. (www.nhm.ac.uk)

Wombats poop cubes. Bare-nosed wombats may poop up to 100 cubes a day. The furry critter collects the two centimeter-sized cubes and places them around their territory, possibly to communicate with other wombats or attract mates. (www.smithsonianmag.com)

The world's largest flower is the Rafflesia arnoldii. This rare flower is found in the rainforests of Indonesia. It can grow to be 3 feet across and weigh up to 15 pounds! It is a parasitic plant, with no visible leaves, roots, or stem. (www.loc.gov)

The oldest musical instrument in the world, a 60,000-year-old Neanderthal flute, was discovered in Divje babe cave near Cerkno. It is made from the left thighbone of a young cave bear and has four pierced holes. (www.nms.si)

The Largest Living Organism on Earth Is a 3.5-Square-Mile Fungus Called the Armillaria ostoyae, or the "Honey Fungus." It spans over 2,385 acres. (www.discovery.com)

Bees don't fly in the dark and it's freaking me out! (streamable.com)

The weirdest part is that I kind of remember all the bees and birds going silent during the solar eclipse, but I don't recall them like dropping out of the sky like this