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TIL on Metallica's 1986 tour, guitarist Kirk Hammet and bassist Cliff Burton drew cards for bunks. Burton won, drawing the ace of spades. Hammet replied, "Fine ... I'll sleep up front, it's probably better up there anyway." That night, the bus flipped and Burton was thrown from his bunk and crushed.

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