TIL that U.S. Marines in the Korean War accidentally received crates of Tootsie Rolls instead of ammo. They ate them as emergency rations since they wouldn’t freeze and even used them to patch up equipment. Turns out, chocolate can be a battlefield survival tool.
https://headstuff.org/culture/history/tootsie-rolls-korean-war/
#til #todayilearned
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