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TIL Abraham Lincoln owned a patent for inventing a device that helped lift river boats over obstructions

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yVvDw TIL About Oksana Chusovitina, an Uzbekistani artistic gymnast who already competed in eight Olympic Games and has plans to compete in ninths.
jN1AE TIL the flag of the Philippines is flown with the red side on the upper side in times of war and the blue side on the upper side during times of peace.
GYKQ TIL people can cough up mucous plugs that are so large they show the outline of the airways.
rNNV4 TIL the first episode of Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares tried saving a bookmaking front for the Bonanno crime family
OopBX TIL birds have two lungs and two additional air sacs which allow breathing to continuously flow in a single direction through their respiratory system. This allows oxygen intake even when they exhale, which is especially needed at high flying altitudes.