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TIL during the filming of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Harrison Ford was suffering from dysentery, which resulted in frequent bathroom trips. This lead to the fight scene between him and the Arabian swordsman ending in the single gun shot so he could finish the scene and return to the bathroom.

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