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Post by Doodoo » December 2, 2021, 6:08 am

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Processed cheese
There are times when only a shiny, wobbly, bright yellow slice of processed cheese will do. Melted on top of a burger, for example, or layered up in a club sandwich. These slices bear little resemblance to traditionally made cheese in both taste and texture – and the way they’re produced is very different too. For a start, processed cheese – sometimes called American cheese – usually contains only around 50% "real" cheese.
This cheese is typically shredded and combined with other ingredients such as whey, salt, vegetable oils, food colorings, preservatives and sugar. The mixture is melted before being cooled and pressed into shape – either as a spread or perfectly uniform squares, ready to be slapped on top of a patty. The way it’s made means it’s usually creamier than "real" cheese, melts beautifully and has a far longer shelf life.

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Sliced bread
It’s the best thing by which all other best things are measured, and there’s more to making that sliced loaf you see on grocery store shelves than just baking and cutting. The first commercial sliced loaves were produced in 1928 in Chillicothe, Missouri, with a machine invented by Iowa-born Otto Rohwedder. And when it comes to modern supermarket loaves, time – or lack of it – is the biggest point of difference compared to home-baked or artisan offerings.

Mass production needs quicker solutions, which typically means high-speed mixing and additives – part of what’s often called the Chorleywood way, after the UK company that developed the process in 1961. Emulsifiers are often used as a shortcut to fluffier bread that stays fresh for longer, while enzymes dramatically reduce the proving time and vitamin C strengthens the gluten. Preservatives, too, are commonplace to prevent mold and allow loaves to remain on sale – and in our bread bins – for longer.

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Baked beans
Beans were first canned in the mid-19th century with the Pennsylvania-based HJ Heinz Company starting mass production in 1895 – and they remain a pantry staple for many of us today. We know Heinz, which is still the most popular brand, uses haricot or navy beans, tomato purée and a secret blend of spices. But how do they get to the soft, swimming-in-sauce beans that last for years on the shelf?
Most surprising of all, the beans aren’t baked at all. The raw beans – which are grown in the US and shipped over to the UK factory in Wigan – are soaked and blanched to soften them. They’re then sealed in the can with the sauce and spice blend, and steamed to fully cook and kill any bacteria. In the US, they’re often still made with maple syrup or molasses and bacon, ham or salt pork – though this recipe proved too sweet for UK tastes

One element we can’t shed much light on, however, is the spicing. It really is top secret, with apparently just two people aware of what the blend contains. It arrives at the Wigan factory in unlabeled bags to keep the exact contents under wraps.



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Post by Doodoo » December 3, 2021, 5:58 am

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WW1 the trenches that were dug reached nearly 35,000miles

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Cyprus is known for its sunshine! It receives sunshine for more than 300 days during a year, which is nearly double the amount received in Britain.

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Russia has more time zones than any other country in the world. It used to have 11, but this was culled in 2010 to ‘only’ nine.

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Russia is home to Oymyakon, the coldest inhabited place on Earth. On 6th February 1933, its weather station recorded a temperature of -67.8 °C.

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Russia has one of the deadliest lakes in the world. Lake Karachay near the Russian Urals city of Chelyabinsk is a dumping ground for nuclear waste and is so radioactive that standing beside it for an hour would almost certainly kill you.
(Source: BBC)

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Russia shares a border with 14 countries: Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, China, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and North Korea. No other country has as many borders.

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Re: Yes it really happened

Post by Doodoo » December 4, 2021, 1:13 am

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What body part is referred to when we talk about the graciles

a_ Thighs
b_ Hips
c_ Eyes

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The drummer for The Who is now Zak Starkey He is the son of

a_ Ringo Starr of The Beatles
b_ Ginger Baker of the band Cream
c_ Levon Helm drummer for The Band

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Clint Eastwood believes that his best movie is The good the Bad and the Ugly then number 2 was For a Few Dollars more and then Forgiven






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a Thighs

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a Ringo Starr

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Post by Laan Yaa Mo » December 4, 2021, 12:11 pm

Doodoo wrote:
November 19, 2021, 2:37 pm
In response to Lala and Ermie

I just post stuff real or not.
In that case, you should change the title of the thread to 'Yes, it might have happened or No, maybe it didn't happen'.

Hope this helps.
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Re: Yes it really happened

Post by Doodoo » December 5, 2021, 3:48 am

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Corks use in wine bottles come from which tree

a- Beech
b- Oak
c- Fir

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No Monopoly for the Royals
Thou shalt not … play Monopoly
During the holiday break, the royals enjoy a rousing game of charades. Her Majesty loves it so much that no one else can retire from the room until she's done playing. (Oh, to be queen!) But there's one game, in particular, that is strictly prohibited — Monopoly. Yes, that ancient little board game where you collect real estate and "get out of jail free" cards. The reason? In the past, it's gotten too competitive and heated so the queen had it banished. What we want to know is who the guilty party is — for some reason, we keep thought it might have been Prince Philip back in the day.

Eat just Right
Thou shalt … use utensils properly
The majority of us commoners don't typically spend time dwelling on how we cut into our food during a meal, but the royals take their dining etiquette very, very seriously. Regardless of whether you're right-handed or left-handed, knives must be held with your right and forks with your left (with the tines facing down, of course). It doesn't end there: once you've cut off a piece of food, it must be balanced on the back of the fork, instead of poked through with the tines.

Thou shalt … drink tea correctly
Yes, there's a correct way to hold a teacup and saucer — and, yes, that means you've probably been doing it wrong. As etiquette expert Myka Meier told People, a royal is expected to use their thumb and index finger to hold the top of the handle, with the middle finger gently supporting the bottom of the cup. Keep those pinkies tucked in! In addition, the women have an extra rule to abide by — one must sip from the exact same spot to avoid lipstick stains around the rim.







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b Cork
Cork is the outer bark of the Cork Oak tree, Quercus Suber. Cork oaks are found in forests surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. Portugal is the world's largest cork producer, but Cork Oaks are also cultivated in Spain, Italy, France, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria .

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Re: Yes it really happened

Post by Earnest » December 6, 2021, 2:53 am

But b in your question says oak not cork. Yes, it really happened, you're making it up as you go along.
Corks use in wine bottles come from which tree

a- Beech
b- Oak
c- Fir
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Post by Doodoo » December 6, 2021, 4:13 am

You shou;d do some research on it first Ernie

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Maker Henry Ford had been inspired by similar rapid production in the baking and butchering industries.

His production line, launched on this day in 1913, reduced the time to build a car from more than 12 hours (when done by teams of men working together on one vehicle) to just over an hour and a half.


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Janet Guthrie (born March 7, 1938) is a retired professional race car driver and the first woman to qualify and compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500, both in 1977. She had first attempted to enter the Indianapolis 500 in 1976 but failed to qualify. She raced in three Indy 500s: 1977-79. She was also the first woman to lead a lap in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Guthrie was originally an aerospace engineer, and after graduating from the University of Michigan with a physics degree in 1960, she worked with Republic Aviation

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The rise and fall of the tides on Earth is caused by the Moon.
There are two bulges in the Earth due to the gravitational pull that the Moon exerts; one on the side facing the Moon, and the other on the opposite side that faces away from the Moon, The bulges move around the oceans as the Earth rotates, causing high and low tides around the globe.
The Moon is drifting away from the Earth.
The Moon is moving approximately 3.8 cm away from our planet every year. It is estimated that it will continue to do so for around 50 billion years. By the time that happens, the Moon will be taking around 47 days to orbit the Earth instead of the current 27.3 days.

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Post by Udon Map » December 7, 2021, 2:42 am

(Originally provided to UM by 747man)

Bomb Squad Attends Hospital As Patient's Rectum Revealed WWII Artillery Shell

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Post by Doodoo » December 7, 2021, 4:27 am

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Non-stick cookware
Polyfluorinated substances (PFAs) can be found in older nonstick cookware. Research suggests that some of these man-made chemicals disrupt normal hormone activity, reduce immune system function, and cause developmental problems, with possible ties to low birth weight, obesity, and testicular and kidney cancers.



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According to a study of 450 garden snails (Cornu aspersum) using LED lights, UV paints, and time-lapse photography, the top speed of garden snails is around one meter per hour – or just 0.0o1 kilometers per hour.
As with slugs, all snails move using muscular contractions of their one, boneless foot, releasing a stream of mucus which turns into slime to lubricate their path forwards. Unlike slugs, snails have thick coiled shells on their backs they can retract into, meaning they have even less need for speed to avoid predators

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You check out the list of longest-running programs in TV history below. If you're looking for something more bingeable, here's how long it takes to watch more than 50 popular shows.

The Tonight Show // 67 Years
Coronation Street // 61 Years
General Hospital // 58 Years
Guiding Light // 57 Years
Days of Our Lives // 56 Years
As the World Turns // 54 Years
Sazae-san // 52 Years
Sesame Street // 52 Years
Emmerdale // 49 Years
The Price Is Right // 49 Years

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Post by Laan Yaa Mo » December 7, 2021, 4:32 am

Yikes! Excellent research by two stalwarts of the Map.
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Post by Earnest » December 7, 2021, 6:25 am

I rather enjoyed the artillery shell rectum post from Officer IC Udon Map. I can't imagine why a chap wouldn't use some form of lubrication for a thing of that diameter.
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Post by tamada » December 7, 2021, 7:44 am

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Post by Doodoo » December 8, 2021, 2:32 am

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Cheese

Some things are just crucial to the quality of human life. Like cheese, for instance, which the U.S. government has an overwhelming amount of. We have 1,450 million pounds as of September 2021! This all started in the 1970s when then-President Jimmy Carter accidentally invented “government cheese” by raising the price of milk to help farmers. The federal government bought the unsold milk and processed it into cheese, which has a longer shelf life than milk. And despite America’s passionate love for cheese, we still can’t consume enough to deplete those stockpiles. Grilled cheese for life!

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Butter

Life without butter is hard to imagine, especially if you live in the South where it’s smeared on just about everything. According to the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin, Americans are forecasted to buy 161 million pounds of it over the holidays. For quite some time, the European Union controlled an enormous butter surplus, earning it the nickname “butter mountain.” This was because the EU government subsidized milk production by a guaranteed minimum intervention price in the 1950s, leading to a whole lot of butter ending up in cold storage. While the stock has mostly melted away today, we salute the EU for prioritizing what matters most in life: buttery goodness.

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Chinese Pork

China is serious about pork. The country’s citizens were forecasted to consume 40.3 million metric tons of it in 2020 by the United States Department of Agriculture, and reports say that number continues to grow. While the exact amount of the reserve the country established back in the 1970s is not publicly known, our guess is that it’s sizable. China dipped into the reserve to auction off 10,000 metric tons in 2019 to help offset the damage done to the hog population by African swine fever, which reduced it by as much as 40%. Between January and September of this year, demand for pork has fallen more than 56% according to the Wall Street Journal, leaving China with a whole new problem.

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Post by Doodoo » December 9, 2021, 2:40 am

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IS ALL WRONG
Organic food doesn’t contain pesticides
Even the most diligent of farmers is unable to guarantee that their produce won’t contain any pesticides. Wind and water can certainly contaminate organic foods with pesticides. What's more, while some farmers use organic pesticides instead, they can be even more toxic than their synthetic counterparts.

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The Titanic
3rd Class passengers had a Matron for using toilets. Catherine Wallis taught them to us the facilities
They also had to have a medical inspection prior to boarding (sound familiar)

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Currently, there are over 128 million objects larger than a millimeter orbiting the Earth. I well imagine that some offer a dangerous situation

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Post by 747man » December 9, 2021, 7:41 pm

Going out with a BANG: Disgruntled employee 'BLOWS UP oil warehouse in Thailand causing £900,000 damage because she was sick of her boss'
Ann Sriya, 38, allegedly blew up the Prapakorn Oil warehouse on November 29
She allegedly set a piece of paper on fire and threw it on top of a fuel container
Pictures show plumes of smoke billowing out of warehouse in Nakhon Pathom
Sriya claimed she driven by the stress her boss Pipat Ungprapakorn caused her
By KATE DENNETT FOR MAILONLINE

PUBLISHED: 11:15 GMT, 9 December 2021 | UPDATED: 11:43 GMT, 9 December 2021

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Post by Doodoo » December 10, 2021, 1:38 am

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Should have kept one

1983 Quarter...with mistakes
Somehow, when a mistake is made printing a measly ¢25 piece, it increases about 100,000 times in value. This quarter with a smudged "In God We Trust" is listed on Etsy for $21,000.

Topps #482 Rickey Henderson (1980)
It's no secret that baseball cards can rack up some serious value. This Rickey Henderson rookie card from 1980 is one of the most valuable Topps out there, currently listed on eBay for $30,000.


Astronaut B Pez Dispenser (1982)
This Pez dispenser was designed for the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee. Only two were ever made. The last time one surfaced was in 2006, when it sold for a whopping $32,000.


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What great leader, who resented Persian rule, easily conquered Egypt in 332 BC?Alexander the Great,
Antipater
Memnon Philip II of Macedon

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How many Russians have walked on the moon so far?
0
12
4
8







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2 Alexander the Great

3 Zero

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Post by Doodoo » December 11, 2021, 8:13 am

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Large work Force

Kroger: 465,000 employees
With 465,000 employees, Kroger is America's largest supermarket chain and the third-largest retailer in the country after Walmart and Costco. The Cincinnati-headquartered chain operates 2,778 supermarkets and multi-department stores, 2,200 retail pharmacies, 786 convenience stores, and 326 jewellery boutiques across 38 states. However, it has zero international presence, making it largely unknown outside of the USA.

United States Postal Service: 636,171 employees
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is the second largest employer in America. With 497,000 career employees and an additional 136,174 non-career employees, its total workforce numbers around 636,171. USPS is an independent agency of the federal government mandated by the Constitution and is legally required to deliver post at uniform cost to all Americans, no matter where they live in the country.

Amazon: 1.3 million employees
Unlike most other companies, retail giant Amazon held a massive recruitment drive during the pandemic. This resulted in around 500,000 new employees, boosting its workforce from 800,000 to 1.3 million. The figure includes both part and full-time employees but excludes contractors and temporary workers.

United Kingdom National Health Service: 1.34 million employees
The UK's National Health Service (NHS) is the world's oldest public healthcare system and renowned for being one of the planet's biggest employers. According to NHS figures from May 2021, the workforce totals around 1.34 million employees, ranging from clinical staff to emergency call handlers.

McDonald's: 1.9 million employees
If you include the fast food company's many franchises, McDonald's global workforce consists of around 1.9 million employees worldwide, making it the world's second-largest private employer. The hamburger chain has a presence in over 100 countries and serves an impressive 69 million diners a day.

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James Simon Wallis Hunt (29 August 1947 – 15 June 1993)[1] was a British racing driver who won the Formula One World Championship in 1976. After retiring from racing in 1979, Hunt became a media commentator and businessman.

Beginning his racing career in touring car racing, Hunt progressed into Formula Three, where he attracted the attention of the Hesketh Racing team and soon came under their wing. Hunt's often reckless and action-packed exploits on track earned him the nickname "Hunt the Shunt" (shunt, as a British motor-racing term, means "crash"). Hunt entered Formula One in 1973, driving a March 731 entered by the Hesketh Racing team. He went on to win for Hesketh, driving their own Hesketh 308 car, in both World Championship and non-championship races, before joining the McLaren team at the end of 1975. In his first year with McLaren, Hunt won the 1976 World Drivers' Championship, and he remained with the team for a further two years, although with less success, before moving to the Wolf team in early 1979. Following a string of races in which he failed to finish, Hunt retired from driving halfway through the 1979 season.

After retiring from motor racing, he established a career as a motor racing commentator for the BBC. He died from a heart attack aged 45.

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The German Heavy Schwerer Gustav from the late 1930s was the largest gun ever built. It was more than 149 feet long, 40 feet tall, and weighed an astounding 1,500 tons. The steel factory-made only two of them by design, and none of them ever actually worked well enough to be used in battle. The weapon derived from past experiences of the first world war.

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Beer
When considering the history of beer, many might point to Belgium or Germany – two countries renowned for their rich beer-brewing traditions. But, while the exact origins of beer are unknown, it's generally agreed that they lie further east. Unearthed ceramic vessels dating back around 5,000 years suggest that the Sumerians of ancient Mesopotamia (in the Middle East) were among the first to sip some suds. Relics have connected the much-loved drink to the ancient Babylonians and Egyptians too.

Fish sauce
Typically made from fermented fish like anchovies, fish sauce is a key ingredient in Southeast Asian cooking. Although its exact origins are hard to pin down, experts agree that it dates back to antiquity. It's thought that the sauce has its roots with ancient Greeks residing along the Black Sea coast as far back as the 7th century BC. The Roman sauce garum, originally made from fish blood, is another ancestor of modern-day fish sauce.


Sauerkraut
The fermented cabbage dish sauerkraut is most readily associated with Eastern Europe today – but did you know its origin story begins in ancient China? It's said that the builders of the Great Wall of China began fermenting cabbage in rice wine to make it last for longer as they toiled away. Now it's often served as an accompaniment to things like schnitzel and bratwurst.

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First African-American to Attend White School, 1960
Born in 1954, civil rights activist Ruby Nell Bridges Hall was the first African-American child to attend an all-white elementary school in the South. Sadly, at the time of her enrollment, black students were under harsh threats of physical violence from the white students and their parents.
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During Prohibition, the winemaking industry created an ingenious solution to sneak around the law. They started selling concentrated grape juice known as “wine bricks” with a “warning” that literally had the procedure for making wine written on it. It read, “After dissolving the brick in a gallon of water, do not place the liquid in a jug away in the cupboard for 20 days, because then it will turn into wine
Prohibition in the US was a time period of a total ban on alcohol from 1920 to 1933, but that didn’t stop the winemakers from producing and selling wine to people. Some wine businesses, of course, were severely affected because of the law, but the ones who decided to stick to their trade succeeded in making huge profits.

Producing grapes on farms was not illegal unless they were used for making alcoholic beverages. But grape juices and non-alcoholic wine could be turned into alcoholic ones, theoretically. It was also not illegal to sell these non-alcoholic products if the producers included a warning that says turning them into an alcoholic wine is strictly illegal.

All these loopholes were cleverly used by the producers to meet the ever-increasing demand for wine. Even the people who didn’t know how to make wine out of concentrated grape juice bricks were having no trouble because a clear warning was written which listed the steps to take to turn it into wine. The warning included the narrative of “not to.”
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Germany’s invasion into France in World War II was fuelled by crystal meth called, “Pervitin.” After consuming the drug, the soldiers were unstoppable. They could stay awake for three days and three nights straight while they were storming into France through the Ardennes Mountains.
German soldiers had already used Pervitin in their invasion of Poland in September 1939, and the drug was being produced for soldiers in the millions of dosages by May 1940.

Before invading the French territory, the German leadership ordered a stimulant decree to all doctors in the armed forces. Basically, Pervitin was carried as one of the fundamental medical equipment.

Each tablet’s effect lasted for 12 hours. The soldiers were prescribed to take one tablet during the day and two at night.

The entire Nazi forces attacked France with drugs flowing through their veins. They were like fearless, fighting robots.

“Blitzkrieg” was a famous offensive technique used by German soldiers to invade territories, and medical experts say that its success was rooted in the meth that the soldiers consumed.

The drug is extremely addictive and intoxicating, so the soldiers later became highly dependent and were begging for it.

Pervitin, the meth that the soldiers exploited, literally depletes the consumer’s psychological and physiological performance leading to a complete breakdown.

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