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Fake WWI Heads

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These fake heads were used during World War I to keep trench soldiers safe. It wasn’t particularly safe to stick your head out of the trench, as more often than not, this would result in getting shot. Fake heads were held up first in order to check whether the coast was clear – if your decoy exploded in your hands, it was a good sign that you were being watched.

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