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It sounds almost too simple to be true: duct tape exists because soldiers in World War II couldn't open ammunition crates fast enough. The boxes were sealed with paper tape that tore prematurely, forcing troops to dig out a knife mid-firefight just to reach their ammo. Factory worker Vesta Stoudt pushed for a stronger, waterproof, cloth-backed tape — and once it existed, soldiers found endless uses for it. They called it "hundred mile an hour tape" for patching vehicles, sealing leaks, insulating wires, and even holding medical dressings and splints together in the field. One small invention solved dozens of battlefield problems at once.
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