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TIL The term "rocket-propelled grenade", though frequently encountered, is a backronym of the "RPG" from the translation of Ручной Противотанковый Гранатомёт (Ruchnoy Protivotankoviy Granatomyot) Russian for "handheld anti-tank grenade launcher" and not based on a true literal translation.

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