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TIL about Dulmial a village in Pakistan, known as the “village with the gun” and “Hometown of gunners” which provided 460 soldiers to the British forces in WWI the largest participation of any village in South Asia. It was awarded with a canon in recognition to its WWI contributions by the British.

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