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Molybdenum, a rare earth metal, was used as a steel additive in WW1 by the Germans to reinforce their powerful long range 'Big Bertha' guns. The original Big Berthas could wreak havoc from almost 20 miles away, but after a few uses the steel was too warped from the heat and the gun was useless.
Fortunately, a mine in Midwestern USA had a healthy supply of molybdenum, at that point almost valueless. A lengthy struggle ensued in which the Germans used many circuitous tactics to procure the molybdenum, or 'Molly Be Damned' as the miners bitterly nicknamed it.
By the time the US entered the war and realized they'd allowed the Germans to perfect their deadliest weapon, France had been devastated and Molly had her sad place in history.
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nether, but just in case molly.
