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TIL that in World War One, on the Russian front, wounded soldiers were often eaten alive by wolves

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m1n0M TIL The term “Vilomah” describes a parent who has lost their child. Vilomah means “against the natural order of things.” Life has its natural order, and in that order, children are supposed to outlive their parents.
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