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World War II

“The Tsar Bomb was the largest nuclear weapon ever constructed or detonated. At 50 megatons, it had the power of all the explosives detonated in WWII combined…multiplied by ten!”

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Caverns Beneath Naples

July 25, 2008

“Over the centuries a massive honeycomb of caverns and passageways has been created beneath Naples and its environs. In World War II many of the quarry shafts were enlarged and spiraling stairways were added, opening up the caverns for use as air raid shelters.”
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