HOT HEAD
The last thing soldiers of the Gordon Highlanders expected during a battle with the Afghans in 1880 was for one of their number to suddenly jump out from behind cover and start dancing about; despite all the bullets whizzing in his direction. They were even more surprised to see smoke coming from a small hole in soldier’s helmet. The man, Private Chapman, then began shouting “My head’s off chaps”. It turned out that Chapman had been storing his pipe and matches inside the helmet. An Afghan bullet had ignited the matches and set Chapman’s hair on fire.
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