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TIL President Jackson entered a duel against a man he knew to be the better shooter. Jackson allowed the man to shoot first, unflinchingly taking a bullet in the chest. Jackson then fired and killed the man instantly. Jackson lived with the bullet in his chest for the rest of his life.

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