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TIL that 18 y/o J.S. Bach taught rowdy older students and often clashed with them. After calling one a "nanny goat bassoonist," the student responded by calling him a "dirty dog" and hit him with a stick. Bach drew his sword and pierced the student's jacket, only stopping when passers-by rushed in

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