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TIL it’s possible for circumcised males to non-surgically restore their foreskin by tugging on it, causing the body to generate new skin cells

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rR7VW TIL Despite what we see in movies and TV shows, CPR is a brutal procedure that rarely works. Even when the patient is "brought back to life", their long term prospects are grim. But do your own research and decide if completing a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) form is in your best interest.
M7Xga TIL: Helium is generated by radioactive decay, is a non-renewable resource, physically escapes into space, is used in applications such as MRIs, breathing mixtures and welding gas, and has no substitute.
jRnv TIL: Stray cats that have the tips of their left ear clipped are most likely to have been spayed or neutered so feeding them will not worsen the over population of stray cats.
vPRaB TIL that coconut crabs and some other hermit crabs have Branchiostegal lungs (considered to be a developmental stage between gills and lungs) besides gills and will drown if submerged for too long. They also have the ability to smell things in the air.
gaZy TIL Soupy Sales asked children to send him “green pieces of paper” from their parents’ wallets.