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  1. 08-20-2017 12:51 PM #6
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    Here's something you may not know. My wife showed it to me.

    Julia McWilliams (better known by her married name, Julia Child) joined the newly-created OSS in 1942 and came up with a shark repellent. It was used by the Navy, how widely I don't know. Seems not on the USS Indianapolis.


    Julia Child and the OSS Recipe for Shark Repellent — Central Intelligence Agency
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