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TIL during the Vietnam War, Soldiers asked Bicycle Playing Cards for packs of cards containing nothing but the famous Ace of Spades, As the superstitious Viet Cong were frighted and often fled at the sight of the card.

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XE7YE TIL while the term "shrapnel" has been generalized to refer to any fragments of bullets, shell casings, and bombs, the term originally referred to a hollow cannonball filled with lead shot that burst in mid-air, invented by Henry Shrapnel in the 18th century
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