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TIL about Paradoxical Undressing, a rare symptom of hypothermia where the patient undresses due to vasoconstriction tricking him into thinking that he is hot.

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gWPD TIL: During WWII, a Polish Army Captain VOLUNTEERED to enter Auschwitz in order to get info, then escaped with info about the camp, which was given to the allies. After the war, he was tortured and executed by the new Communist regime
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