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During the war at Gallipoli, 6000 bullets per square metre were shot, a shocking statistic that provides some of the perspectives of the brutality of the fighting in this area

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MXB8 TIL in 1930 a hockey goalie caught fire during a game when a puck hit a pack of matches in his pocket.
0wL0v TIL Cliff Edwards/Ukulele Ike, known for popularising the song Singin' in the Rain and voicing Jiminy Cricket, died penniless following three divorces and struggles with gambling and drinking. His unclaimed body went to the UCLA medical school until it was bought by Disney and given a proper burial.
jNGGX TIL that big name chewing gum is made up of rubber and plastics
VMrr0 TIL Elizabethan era upper-class Englishmen were restricted to spending no more than 100 pounds per year on clothing.
JMYV TIL: There is not a single documented case of piranhas eating a human