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TIL about the book “How to spot a Jap” issued to US soldiers in China during WWII. In it, they were told the Chinese are “about the size of an American”, has even teeth and walk in strides while the Japanese are buck-toothed, shuffle and look as if “their legs are directly attached to their chests”.

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