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Why Paper Cuts Hurt So Much

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Today I Found Out explains that paper cuts and similar wounds are extra painful partly because their usual locations – fingers and hands – have more sensory nerves. Interestingly, the pain is also because the wound being shallow and not prone to bleeding.

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