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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Kintpuash-of-Kush on 2024-12-11 17:20:13+00:00.

Original Title: TIL of ‘rubber soldiers’ - Brazilians conscripted by their government during World War II to harvest rubber in the Amazon for the war effort. Approximately 30,000 died from rough conditions and disease - more than the total number of solders Brazil sent to fight overseas during the war.