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Correct Answer: 500,000 people

The 1970 Bhola cyclone was a devastating tropical cyclone that struck Bangladesh and India's West Bengal on November 12, 1970. It remains the deadliest tropical cyclone ever recorded and one of the deadliest natural disasters. Up to 500,000 people lost their lives in the storm, primarily as a result of the storm surge that flooded much of the low-lying islands of the Ganges Delta.

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World War II Troops Had Uncle Ben's Rice Airdropped to Them

When a German chemist named Erich Huzenlaub invented a process to parboil rice, it was discovered to keep more nutrients in the rice, lessen the cooking time, and even stop bug infestation. This quick-cook, bug-free, nutritious rice was a tremendous advantage during the war, was airdropped to Allied troops.

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