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a significant part of the local economy of Kinmen County is making high quality chef s knives from the over 1 million artillery shells fired on the island in the 1950s. Shells filled with propaganda leaflets instead of explosives landed whole, leaving tons of high quality steel lying around.

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Fun Fact: a significant part of the local economy of Kinmen County is making high quality chef’s knives from the over 1 million artillery shells fired on the island in the 1950s. Shells filled with propaganda leaflets instead of explosives landed whole, leaving tons of high quality steel lying around.

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