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What did Scouts collect to be processed into charcoal for gas masks?

Fruit pits.

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Why: During World War I, Scouts collected fruit pits to be processed into charcoal for gas masks.

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Fruit pits became gas mask charcoal, a pit stop for safety.
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Answer: Fruit pits. During World War I, Scouts collected fruit pits to be processed into charcoal for gas masks.

  1. History of Scouting America en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Scouting_America
    They collected fruit pits to be processed into charcoal for gas masks
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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