Fun Fact! The Nazis considered using potato beetles to attack England.
The Nazis pondered releasing an army of potato bugs on their adversaries, which they felt might be dumped on England to ruin its crops and bring severe starvation. However, experts recognised that almost 40 million insects would be required for the operation if it was to be successful—though several million had been hoarded by the time the war ended.
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