Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for June 20, 2014
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Transcript:
The Toyota War took place between Chad and Libya in 1987, so-called because of the use of Toyota pickup trucks by Chadian troops. The CIA financed abstract expressionist art during the Cold War because they believed it promoted anti-communist ideals. Rin Tin Tin, the German Shepherd dog who starred in 27 Hollywood movies, was discovered as a puppy by an American soldier in the middle of a World War I battle.
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An African battle over an automobile seems pretty ludicrous.