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Back during the Soviet–Afghan War, some Soviet Army soldiers were so low on food that they started doing something pretty wild. A lot of them were starving out in the field, so they’d secretly trade their own bullets to local traders just to get a little bread. Sounds crazy, right? But there was…

Back during the Soviet–Afghan War, some Soviet Army soldiers were so low on food that they started doing something pretty wild. A lot of them were starving out in the field, so they’d secretly trade their own bullets to local traders just to get a little bread. Sounds crazy, right? But there was a big problem. Those same bullets could easily end up being sold to the enemy… and eventually be fired right back at them. So the soldiers came up with a strange trick.