lia-paper#7 🗼 Parisians Hated the Eiffel Tower !! Here’s Why ; When the Eiffel Tower was first built in 1889, Parisians called it a “monstrosity.” One writer ate lunch at its restaurant daily just to avoid looking at it. Today it’s France’s most iconic landmark.
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lia-paper#6 🕋 The Siege of Mecca: A Secret Operation Hidden from History In 1979, armed insurgents seized the Grand Mosque in Mecca, claiming to bring the Mahdi. Saudi Arabia asked France for help. French commandos converted to Islam temporarily and stormed the mosque. It’s still rarely talked about.
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lia-paper#5 💋 How Love Letters and Itching Powder Helped Defeat Nazis During WWII, British intelligence dropped fake love letters and lipstick into Nazi camps. But they were coated with itching powder. The goal? Make the enemy too irritated to focus. It actually worked.
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