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TIL Doctors in Lithuania removed over 1 Kilo (2.2lbs) of metal objects, including screws and nails, from a man's stomach after he was admitted for abdominal pain. Some of the objects were up to 10cm (4in) long. The man claimed he started eating the metal after quitting alcohol a month prior.

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