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TIL that during the filming of Rocky IV, Dolph Lundgren hit Sylvester Stallone so hard that his heart banged against his ribs, sending him to the ICU for 5 days. Stallone's blood pressure spiked to 260, and he was told his injuries were like what would happen in a car accident.

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