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TIL paper cuts hurt so bad because paper does more microscopic damage to the skin, and there often isn’t blood to protect nerves afterwards.

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n9R7 TIL that British, American and Canadian bacon rashers each have their own distinct look and are cut from different parts of the pig.
Deep TIl that in the game “The Darkness” the entire film, To Kill A Mockingbird is shown on a tv, along with 2 other films, an episode of Flash Gordon, and episodes of Popeye.
8aOQ8 TIL that Ireland, New Zealand, Iceland, Greenland, and Antarctica are the only places on Earth that do not have any native snakes.
WkoOB TIL that 18th-century zoologist Carl Linnaeus used to attend mass with his dog Pompe. Linnaeus always left after an hour, regardless of whether the sermon was finished, and when he was sick Pompe would arrive at the service alone, stay for the customary hour, and depart
9wDgG TIL: John Paul Scott is the only inmate from Alcatraz to escape the prison by swimming all the way to San Francisco. However, he was found unconscious by teenagers beneath the Golden Gate Bridge and recaptured. It was thought impossible due to sharks, cold water, sharp rocks, and distance.