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TIL papercuts hurt so much because they bleed very little, if at all, leaving the skins pain receptors open to air

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G6AN TIL of Dr. Liviu Librescu, Romanian-born Holocaust survivor and scientist. During the Virginia Tech massacre, he survived being shot through a door five times while aiding students in escaping the gunman. He later died of his injuries and was awarded Romania’s highest civilian honor.
9Bom TIL Sean Bean often gets fan mail intended for Rowan Atkinson, who played Mr. Bean
MeZvW TIL that J. Robert Oppenheimer, inventor of the atomic bomb, tried to poison his tutor in college using an apple doused with toxic chemicals
lorRB TIL that Kevin Hines attempted suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate bridge and after hitting the water, he was kept afloat by a Sea Lion until the Coast Guard arrived.
KOKO4 TIL that Matt Damon was offered the lead in Avatar and 10% of the film's profits — but he turned it down out of respect for the Bourne franchise, and ended up losing out on $250 million as a result.