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TIL In history, there was a war between Ottoman Empire and Habsburg Monarchy resulting in the defeat of the Austrian army with 100.000 soldiers against Ottoman Empire's 0 soldiers. This was supposedly a friendly fire incident caused by the Austrian army.

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