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My grandfather has held a lifelong grudge against the French because of an apocryphal WWII story he swears is true in which French civilians were throwing rotten vegetables at trains full of American soldiers returning from Germany after the Battle of the Bulge. Is there any truth to this claim?

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Why did the quality of film/video not improve in a linear fashion? It seemed to degrade around the late 70's and 80's, before improving again.

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My grandfather has held a lifelong grudge against the French because of an apocryphal WWII story he swears is true in which French civilians were throwing rotten vegetables at trains full of American soldiers returning from Germany after the Battle of the Bulge. Is there any truth to this claim?	2508
Why did the quality of film/video not improve in a linear fashion? It seemed to degrade around the late 70's and 80's, before improving again.	6