Jun 24
"The concept for the BEANO hand grenade was that a spherical grenade the size and weight of a common baseball would be effective in the hands of American troops. The designers believed that by emulating a baseball, any young American man should be able to properly throw the grenade with both accuracy and distance."
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So glad I found this post before it published so I could add my new buzzfeed knowledge.
