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It was a poorly kept secret that Julia Child, the beloved French Chef, had been an OSS (Office of Strategic Services- a precursor to the CIA.  No, not that CIA) spy during World War II.  Too tall to join the military (188cm!), she served her country by working at OSS headquarters and in the field (she met her husband while working for them in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka), and even developing shark repellent.  No, really.  Fatman wouldn’t joke about the French Chef.

Last month, classified documents were formally released to the public revealing that the woman famed for dropping a bird carcass on the floor and nonchalantly dusting it off before continuing with the recipe was also a secret agent.

Watch it here (ABC News- 영어 링크), read about it in the Wall Street Journal (영어 링크), or read the AP’s coverage (여어 링크), or watch at gonews (한국어 링크). In the meantime, enjoy watching Julia break a couple of eggs . . .