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TIL that a 28 year old Russian man went to the doctor for coughing up blood and having chest pains. The doctors diagnosed it as cancer, but it turned out to be a fir tree growing inside his lungs. (www.telegraph.co.uk)

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[–] InfiniWheel@lemmy.one 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

So my childhood fears weren't wrong. I'll prepare for the watermelon plant growing inside me. /s

[–] agentshags@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

For real, what the hell

[–] Vampiric_Luma@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

I like to drive around and lure kids into my van. Once home I huck those flesh-sacks into the tanning bed. They get a strict diet of watermelons for sustenance. Soon I'll have ripe watermelons... Soon...