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TIL That Hydrogen Peroxide, commonly used to treat wounds, can cause scarring and inhibit wound healing.

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Jx8 TIL while running for Sheriff in 1970, Hunter S. Thompson shaved his head so that he could call the conservative, crew-cut wearing incumbent his “long haired opponent.”
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