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PENETRATING FACTS ABOUT BULLETS

Added on: 1st Sep 2016

 

 

WHEN CHINA WOULD EXECUTE AN INMATE,

THE FAMILY WOULD BE INVOICED FOR

THE COST OF THE BULLET

When China would execute an inmate, the family would be invoiced for the cost of the bullet

 

 

A STANDARD LAWNMOWER BLADE CAN

LAUNCH DEBRIS AT THREE TIMES THE

SPEED OF A .357 MAGNUM

A standard lawnmower blade can launch debris at three times the speed of a .357 magnum

 

 

AMERICAN OUTLAWS BONNIE AND CLYDE WERE

ALLEGEDLY SHOT SO MANY TIMES THAT THEIR

BODIES WERE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO EMBALM

American outlaws Bonnie and Clyde were allegedly shot so many times that their bodies were nearly impossible to embalm

 

 

IN 2011, AMERICANS SPENT $4 BILLION ON

AMMUNITION. 2 YEARS LATER, IN 2013,

THAT NUMBER HAD DOUBLED TO $8 BILLION

In 2011, Americans spent $4 billion on ammunition. 2 years later, in 2013, that number had doubled to $8 billion.

 

 

THE RED BARON (FULL NAME – MANFRED ALBRECHT

FREIHERR VON RICHTHOFEN) WAS HIT BY A BULLET

WHILE FLYING. HE MANAGED TO SAFELY LAND HIS

PLANE BUT DIED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS

The Red Baron (full name - Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen) was hit by a bullet while flying. He managed to safely land his plane but died shortly afterwards

 

 

BECAUSE JFK HAD SPRAINED A MUSCLE, HE HAD

TO WEAR A BRACE THAT RESTRICTED HIS MOVEMENT.

WHEN HE WAS FIRST HIT IN THE NECK WITH OSWALD'S

BULLET, HE WASN'T ABLE TO DUCK TO AVOID

THE NEXT SHOT

Because JFK had sprained a muscle, he had to wear a brace that restricted his movement. When he was first hit in the neck with Oswald's bullet, he wasn't able to duck to avoid the next shot.

 

 

SLING BULLETS FROM AROUND 40 BC HAVE BEEN

FOUND TO BE ENGRAVED WITH MESSAGES

LIKE "TAKE THIS" OR "OUCH"

Sling bullets from around 40 BC have been found to be engraved with messages like

 

 

IN THE EARLY 1900’S, DUELLING MADE A

COMEBACK AS A SPORT. THE CONTESTANTS

WOULD USE WAX BULLETS AND WEAR HEAVY

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. IT WAS EVEN

FEATURED DURING THE 1908 OLYMPICS

In the early 1900s, dueling made a comeback as a sport. The contestants would use wax bullets and wear heavy protective clothing. It was even featured during the 1908 Olympics.

 

 

EVERY YEAR, AMERICANS BUY BETWEEN

10 AND 12 BILLION BULLETS

Every year, Americans buy between 10 and 12 billion bullets

 


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