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TIL that in June 2017 the NAACP issued a travel warning to African-American travelers for the entire state of Missouri

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x65J7 TIL that Canada produced over 800,000 military trucks during WW2, more than Germany, Italy & Japan combined. In 1945 the Canadian Army had 1 vehicle for every 3 soldiers (the US Army had 1 for 7), making it the most mobile army on earth.