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Short Answer: It Prevents Some Injuries But Causes Others

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JApj TIL: Japanese war criminal, Tojo Hideki, attempted suicide after the surrender. He was saved and resuscitated by Allied forces, who then hanged him.
R7Mmj TIL suicides nationwide increased by 10 percent after Robin Williams’ death; researchers found a convincing parallel between the increase and sensationalized coverage/headlines of his death that violated CDC guidelines, focusing on the method of death
wLpyM TIL an Ohio company including a physicist & biomimicry expert is developing a football helmet liner based on the shock-absorbing pelt of hedgehog quills. They've mimicked the structure of a hedgehog quill with a polymer which lets it bend but not break & mimicked the spacing & angle of each quill.
LNop TIL there’s a giant hole called the Devil’s Kettle that swallows half a river and no one has any idea where it goes. Over the years, researchers and the curious have poured dye, pingpong balls, & logs into the kettle, then searched for any sign of their reappearance. So far none has ever been found.
B79b TIL that there is an Austrian town formerly called Fucking that changed its name to Fugging because English speakers kept prank-calling the town. Now there are two towns called Fugging.