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TIL Amethyst gains the purple tint partially due to ionizing radiation

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XPw8 TIL that Brazil participated in WW2, the only independent South American country to do so. The 25,000-troop Brazilian Expeditionary Force worked alongside the Allies, and managed to take 20,573 Axis prisoners, consisting of two generals, 892 officers and 19,679 other ranks.
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