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TIL that sunburn redness isn’t your skin “cooking”. It’s just your body rushing blood to help clean up UV damage. Your body reacts by widening (dilating) blood vessels to send in immune cells and nutrients, which brings more blood to the area and makes the skin look red and feel hot.

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5VeRP TIL about Rob McKuen, the bestselling poet in American history who sold 60 million books and 100 million records but is all but forgotten today
LyRV TIL that ‘Zippo’ will repair any pocket lighter made by themselves, whether it be 1 year old or 100, for free.
mvYM TIL of a rugby player who suffered a torn scrotum and lost four teeth. After asking the physio to stitch him back up he returened to play only to be given a concussion and forced to watch the rest of the game from the bench. He claims to have no recollection of this game.
Dere TIL there’s a place in the UK where you can buy boots, wallets and shoes made from human leather. A pair of shoes will set you back $27,000 USD.
LkrpQ TIL Death by GPS refers to the death of people attributable, in part, to following GPS directions or GPS maps