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  "path": "/2026/05/18/opening-80-year-old-wwii-us-army-c-ration-can-with-original-chocolate-coffee-biscuits-and-jam-inside.html",
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  "textContent": "This fascinating video shows an original World War II–era US Army C-Ration can from the 1940s being opened today, in 2026. Its preserved contents are revealed after roughly 80 years, and the results are surprisingly edible-looking. These olive-drab tins were designed to provide soldiers in the field with a meal, and this particular example still contains a small assortment of wartime provisions. — Read the rest \n\nThe post Opening 80-year-Old WWII US Army C-Ration can with original chocolate, coffee, biscuits, and jam inside appeared first on Boing Boing.",
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