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TIL letting a cut “get air,” or “breathe,” is actually the wrong thing to do to heal it.

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pnO4 TIL that in January 2012 a “superpack” of 400 wolves attacked the Siberian town of Verkhoyansk, leading to an official state of emergency.
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LQDV0 TIL that in Norway you can opt out of receiving junk mail by putting a note on your mailbox
pYv08 TIL A Tortoise survived without its head for 23 days
Oowxg TIL a contortionist committed a series of thefts by hiding inside a suitcase underneath an airport shuttle bus, searching for valuables, and returning to the suitcase with them. A victim became suspicious after the man's accomplice rushed for the suitcase and proceeded to have a conversation with it