misslily Describe the tongue of a woodpecker, find a human skull, We're sketching out a crocodile so life is never dull.
Gossip
Would you visit a blooming corpse flower in person?
misslily Leonardo's personal notes mixed grocery shopping with requests to study human skulls.
yuki Creating a weekly manga requires an intense, highly disciplined schedule that Oda has maintained for decades.
Fun Fact
Titan arum corm: The underground tuber of the titan arum can weigh over 100 kilograms, making it the largest known corm in the plant kingdom.
Glossary
codex (noun)
A manuscript book, especially one of ancient texts or historical documents. Leonardo's surviving Renaissance codices contain eclectic personal reminders, such as a note to describe a woodpecker's tongue.
A manuscript book, especially one of ancient texts or historical documents. Leonardo's surviving Renaissance codices contain eclectic personal reminders, such as a note to describe a woodpecker's tongue.
Quiz
Why did Leonardo da Vinci write his notebooks in mirror writing?
teacher It heats itself up like a warm-blooded beast, throwing its heavy wild rot into the air!
Gossip
Which Leonardo habit would you find hardest to adopt?
teacher The flower releases a complex chemical cocktail mimicking rotting meat.
misslily Leonardo engineered a walking robotic lion to impress the King of France.
Fun Fact
Leonardo's shopping lists: He listed buying a crocodile jaw alongside regular groceries like charcoal and sugar.
Glossary
titan arum (noun)
A giant tropical plant native to Sumatra that produces a massive, foul-smelling inflorescence. The flower heats its towering spadix to human body temperature, vaporizing sulfur compounds to mimic decaying meat.
A giant tropical plant native to Sumatra that produces a massive, foul-smelling inflorescence. The flower heats its towering spadix to human body temperature, vaporizing sulfur compounds to mimic decaying meat.
Quiz
Which hand did Leonardo da Vinci primarily use to write and draw?
yuki Half a billion copies sailed right off the page, we wrote a legend that is never gonna end!
teacher The titan arum generates its own heat to volatilize odors.
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What unusual sleep schedule did Leonardo da Vinci reportedly follow to maximize his work time?
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Which of these bizarre items appeared on Leonardo da Vinci's 1490s shopping lists?
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What is the name of the massive underground tuber from which the titan arum grows?
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What did Leonardo da Vinci famously do when visiting bird markets in Florence?
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What material did Leonardo da Vinci use to write most of his famous notebooks?
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Which process allows the titan arum to heat its central spike to human body temperature?
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What is the name given to Leonardo da Vinci's bound collections of notes and drawings?
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What animal did Leonardo da Vinci build as a walking robot for the King of France?
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How tall can the flowering structure of a titan arum grow?
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How often does a wild titan arum plant typically bloom?
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How long does a titan arum bloom typically remain open before collapsing?
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Which insects are the primary pollinators targeted by the corpse flower's smell and heat?
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Where is the titan arum, also known as the corpse flower, natively found?
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What chemical compound is responsible for the rotting fish smell of the corpse flower?