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TIL: A Grazing Bullet does not need to touch the skin in order for it to wound the skin. It is still considered a gun shot wound.

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VwgG TIL Matthew Lewis wore a fat suit, fake teeth, and more through most of the Harry Potter films to make Neville Longbottom appear more unattractive
gDmA TIL that William Hung of American Idol ‘She Bangs’ fame retired from music in 2011 and is now a Los Angeles crime scene analyst
v1aJR TIL: Nirvana played a concert in Beunos Aires where the crowd threw mud and trash at the all-girl opening act. Kurt Cobain was so upset that he sabotaged the show by playing mostly lesser known songs and teasing 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' without ever playing it.
X010k TIL of Commando the war pigeon, who conducted over 90 missions in German-occupied France. He was awarded the Dickin Medal, the highest honour for an animal.
PeNJ TIL the NCAA once said “post-season bowls had no place in college football “because they serve no sound educational ends, and such promotions merely trade upon intercollegiate football for commercial purposes.”