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TIL the U.S. Marine Corps has an elite unit called the Body Bearers who perform ceremonial funerals and are "The Last To Let You Down". Requirements to be a Body Bearers include 10 reps of 225-lb bench press, 315-lb barbell squat, and height between 70-70 inches (72-76 preferred).

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