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Hot Potato A German World War I hand grenade was found among a shipment of French potatoes imported for a Hong Kong chip factory, police said. The grenade is believed to have been left in a trench during World War I and accidentally gathered up with potatoes planted a century later in the former battlefield. The device was safely detonated after it was discovered at the Calbee snacks factory on Saturday. “The grenade was in an unstable condition because it has been previously discharged but failed to detonate,” Superintendent Wilfred Wong Ho-hon told reporters. Police detonated it on site, Wong said, with a police video showing bomb disposal officers packing the grenade in a drainage channel at the factory before blowing it up. The grenade was eight centimeters wide and weighed about one kilogram. (about the same as a baseball ) Unexploded wartime bombs or grenades are frequently found by hikers or construction workers in Hong Kong, which was the scene of fierce fighting between Japanese and British allied forces in 1941. The then-British colony was heavily bombed by US and allied forces after the city fell to the Japanese imperial forces. |
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2/4/2019 9:27 pm |
Had they bought Idaho potatoes they'd only get arrowheads!
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2/4/2019 9:28 pm |
Fricking windy and cold here with SNOW out of a blue sky!
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2/4/2019 9:29 pm |
Drs took a look at my foot and all is well, just have to keep an eye on it
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2/4/2019 9:30 pm |
since I am overloaded with antibiotics already.
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2/5/2019 6:25 am |
one way to get mashed potatoes
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Old munitions can be very dangerous. In this case, everything turned out well due to the watchful eyes of plant employees. I am so happy to hear that your nailed foot is healing well. Please be careful, and put those old pallets on the burn pile. I was in hospital again yesterday, as a precautionary measure due to the flank pain and light head I was experiencing. After a bunch of checks, they found that I am gradually improving and might live to the surgery date of Feb 21.
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2/5/2019 10:19 am |
one way to get mashed potatoes
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2/5/2019 10:25 am |
Old munitions can be very dangerous. In this case, everything turned out well due to the watchful eyes of plant employees. I am so happy to hear that your nailed foot is healing well. Please be careful, and put those old pallets on the burn pile. I was in hospital again yesterday, as a precautionary measure due to the flank pain and light head I was experiencing. After a bunch of checks, they found that I am gradually improving and might live to the surgery date of Feb 21.
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Had they bought Idaho potatoes they'd only get arrowheads!
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2/5/2019 7:48 pm |
They are getting more bang for their buck with these.
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This brings new meaning to the frase...HOT potato LOL
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2/9/2019 3:29 pm |
This brings new meaning to the frase...HOT potato LOL
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2/9/2019 3:30 pm |
Yes the size but it weighed about 2 pounds.
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