Random Interesting Bits of History

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The VA denied his first claim for lack of physical evidence. On appeal, he got 10% for tinnitus.

 

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That time the grandson of the Jameson Irish Whiskey founder paid 6 handkerchiefs to watch a 10 year old get murdered and eaten.

James Sligo Jameson - Wikipedia

 

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That time the grandson of the Jameson Irish Whiskey founder paid 6 handkerchiefs to watch a 10 year old get murdered and eaten.

James Sligo Jameson - Wikipedia

Wow - just... wow

 

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I was drinking some Jameson last week...and it did taste a little funny.

 

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I was drinking some Jameson last week...and it did taste a little funny.

What did the cannibal say after he ate the clown?

...this meat tastes funny

 

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What did the cannibal say after he ate the clown?

...this meat tastes funny

One of many threads on Shadowspear that have devolved to Cannibalism…it’s almost like eating human flesh is a default setting.

 

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One of many threads on Shadowspear that have devolved to Cannibalism…it’s almost like eating human flesh is a default setting.

Why so "sear"ious...

 

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Post in thread 'Your 2024 Presidential Election Thread'

Apr 27, 2023

Stock up on ammo and food. Not because we'll have a civil war, but because people will clear the shelves.

I'm gonna move my ass to Alaska.

I'm reasonably well armed and cannibalism isn't off the table.

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At FT Knox today, stopped in to the Patton museum. Lot of cool shit, but this was my favorite. Old Blood & Gut's aviator jacket he actually wore in the Battle of the Bulge.

 

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The credit for the lowest mass tac in history goes to 3/509: 143 feet.

Lowest combat jump is technically the US at 175ft. (Noemfoor when two a/c had malfunctioning altimeters, the rest jumped from 400-500 feet)

The Germans jumped into Crete at 250 ft.

 

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Ft Liberty is a sign that not only does America now buckle to pressure from those with no honor - we then follow it up by making excuses for our moral cowardice.

Hegseth wants to restore the names to these posts. I hope it happens. Changing the names of our forts was so fucking gay.

Pete Hegseth says US military bases should restore names of Confederate generals

 

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Haven't we lost TWO wars during the last few election cycles?

 

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This is a pretty interesting but not often talked about chapter in WW2:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1895374627859202255

This was one operation in a series of allied efforts to destroy German efforts to develop an atomic bomb. One of the efforts, Operation Freshman, failed when the glider being used crashed, resulting in all the British commandoes on board being killed, either from the crash, or capture and execution.

More info:
Norwegian heavy water sabotage - Wikipedia