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Is there any truth to this tale about Andre the Giant helping provide a "medical breakthrough" in the field of anesthesiology?

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It's generally understood that a good deal of dangerous animals have bright colors to act as a "warning" (poison dart frogs, coral snakes, etc.), but aren't most of their natural predators colorblind? Wouldn't this diminish the effectiveness of this defense mechanism?

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Would watering plants at night yield different results compared to watering during the day/morning?

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I heard that the misconception of being able to catch an STD/STI from toilet seats arose from doctors not wanting to consider sexual assault/incest as a possibility. Is there any truth to this?

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Is there any truth to this tale about Andre the Giant helping provide a "medical breakthrough" in the field of anesthesiology?	15
It's generally understood that a good deal of dangerous animals have bright colors to act as a "warning" (poison dart frogs, coral snakes, etc.), but aren't most of their natural predators colorblind? Wouldn't this diminish the effectiveness of this defense mechanism?	6
Would watering plants at night yield different results compared to watering during the day/morning?	4
I heard that the misconception of being able to catch an STD/STI from toilet seats arose from doctors not wanting to consider sexual assault/incest as a possibility. Is there any truth to this?	1