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TIL people can cough up mucous plugs that are so large they show the outline of the airways.

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myR TIL: In the town of Virgin Utah, gun ownership is mandatory for every homeowner.
KYQK6 TIL that on April 5, 1933, Roosevelt ordered all gold coins and gold certificates in denominations of more than $100 turned in for other money. It required all persons to deliver all gold coin, gold bullion and gold certificates owned by them to the Federal Reserve by May 1 for the set price of $20.
PYabO TIL Napoleon Bonaparte was 5'7" which was an average male height in his lifetime. His supposed "shortness" was British propaganda that is still generally believed to this day.
EaLw TIL that after visiting the Three Mile Island nuclear plant’s accident in 1979, Jimmy Carter—trained in nuclear power from the US Navy—told his cabinet that the incident was minor. The president did not say so in public, however, to avoid offending fellow Democrats who opposed nuclear power.
d8d4Q TIL that when a male fruit fly is sexually rejected by a female fruit fly, it will seek out more alcohol than those that have successfully mated.