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TIL Lemmy, Robbie Williams and Phil Taylor all come from the same small 7000 people town

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eRB4 TIL a US army Sgt. single-handedly held off 30+ men alternating between a M16 and sniper rifle, and when rescued, opted to stay behind to defend his immovable injured comrade
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