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TIL that a man coughed up a 6-inch blood clot in the shape of a bronchial tree

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1aDDD TIL of the Guano Islands Act of 1856; a US law that enabled citizens to claim unclaimed islands containing guano (bird excrement) in the name of the United States- due to its use as a fertilizer.
l5oN TIL that the Church of Scientology has a compound in CA called Gold Base that is guarded by snipers and armed gate guards. It houses a prison that practices torture, and a paramilitary training school.
yQxLe TIL of a rare variation of the game of checkers named Canadian Checkers - the board is 12x12 with 144 squares (as opposed to the European standard 10x10/100 square board)
grwGX TIL Hiroshima’s streetcar network was reopened three days after the atomic bombing of the city
XnBR TIL the famous Blue Marble photograph was originally oriented with the south pole at the top but was reoriented to fit the more traditional view of north-up.