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#629 - John Lisle - The Insane Tactics The CIA Used To Defeat Hitler In WWII

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The Origins of the Itching Powder

The first Limbit mine trigger was an aniseed ball. Churchill's Ministry of In-Gentlemenly Warfare needed to protect it from any moisture. The SOE must have had a thing with condoms, because they used them for itching powder.

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