11Bruce Lee death
He died of brain edema caused by allegic reaction to a painkiller in Hong Kong at the age of 32.
12Serious back injury
Bruce Lee suffered a serious back injury while attempting a good-morning (involves holding a barbell across the shoulders and bending forward, keeping legs and back straight). During his recuperation, he wrote several books on martial arts.
13Hong Kong trip
Bruce Lee left Hong Kong for Seattle in 1958 with nothing but $100 in his pocket. He gave cha-cha lessons to first-class passengers to earn extra money during the ship ride to the US.
14Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee adopted his legendary nunchaku routine in his movies from the legendary karate master Hidehiko "Hidy" Ochiai. The two met at the Los Angeles YMCA in the mid-1960s.
15The One-Inch Punch
Bruce Lee mastered a technique called "The One-Inch Punch", in which he could deliver a devastating blow yet have his fist travel the distance of one mere inch (2.54 cm) before striking an opponent.
16Bruce Lee statue
A statue of Bruce Lee was placed in Mostar, Bosnia because he was something that all ethnicities liked and could agree on. The statue was later vandalized and destroyed.
17Push-ups
Bruce Lee was capable of doing push-ups with a 250-pound man on his back and could do push-ups with only one finger.
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18Bruce's weight
Bruce Lee was almost 165 pounds at his heaviest.
