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Pacific islanders actively worshiped military cargo drops

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During world war two, isolated islanders saw American planes dropping endless supplies from the sky. Once the war ended, they built elaborate bamboo mockups of airplanes and landing strips, desperately hoping to summon the glorious canned meat drops once again.

Pacific islanders actively worshiped military cargo drops
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