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TIL that scabs actually SLOW DOWN the healing process to wounds as the new skin grows underneath them. It's important to be able to keep a band-aid on at most times after a fresh wound is made in order for the new skin to come in and grow in a fresh and wet enviroment.

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kOAmd TIL how British Cmdr Terence Otway, wanting to be sure his men wouldn’t leak the D-Day plans, tested them by sending 30 pretty members of the Women’s Aux. Air Force in civilian clothes to the local pubs with instructions to do all they could try and get the info, but none of the men fell for it.
x61jD TIL a 2017 study found that people who watch porn daily were less likely to get a divorce than those who never watch porn
5YXNR TIL that in 1908 Germany issued "transvestite certificates" with the support of scientists and psychologists. The certificates allowed people to legally wear clothing that contradicted their assigned biological sex.
XGG6 TIL after Disney sued Deadmau5 claiming his mask looked too similar to the Mickey Mouse head, he sued them back for using one of his songs without his permission in one of their videos.
VMaNB TIL in the early 20th century there were baby alligators in the Boston Public Garden. They were fed live rats and mice by local residents