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oBpOo TIL that the instructions on how to use the US M79 Rocket Launcher was to “aim towards the enemy”
xVA95 TIL the US military's Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) can project speech narrowly enough to be heard by a single person 300m away. American soldiers in Iraq used the device to speak directly to specific insurgents, claiming to be the voice of God and ordering their surrender
eo9g TIL the military has used Silly String to detect trip wires in Iraq. The strands of string go 10-12 feet and are light enough to not set off the tripwire.