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TIL of the founder of the Majapahit Empire, Raden Wijaya who used a Mongol army that had originally sailed to Indonesia to invade his father’s kingdom to defeat rebels that had deposed and killed his father. He would then destroy the weakened Mongol force and become independent

by whatilearned May 30, 2023, 9:56 pm

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TIL about the ghost army of WWII. Special troops used to deceive German command about the size, location, and plans using impersonation, prop equipment, and radio misinformation.

by whatilearned May 29, 2023, 7:19 am

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TIL No Kum-sok, who was a member of the Korean People’s Army Air, fell out of romation while flying a Mig-18 and defected by landing in the wrong direction at Kimpo Air Base in South Korea. He also received today’s equivalent of $1,012,811 for defecting with an operational aircraft.

by whatilearned May 23, 2023, 12:52 am

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TIL: The US Army looked into using biodegradable ammunition which planted a seed after being fired to grow food for animals

by whatilearned May 22, 2023, 5:53 am

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TIL the Army Jeep was originally called the Willys MB after one of its designers and manufacturers, the Willys-Overland Motor Company, the second-largest producer of automobiles in the US (1912-1918).

by whatilearned May 19, 2023, 6:54 pm

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TIL that Jack White of the White Stripes originally wanted to save the guitar riff used in “Seven Nation Army” for if he got the chance to make a James Bond theme song. 5 years after the song was released, he wrote the theme for the 2008 Bond film Quantum of Solace.

by whatilearned May 15, 2023, 1:12 am

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TIL That, during WW II, only 30-40% of the German Army was mechanized. The remainder relied on on rail or horse drawn transportation.

by whatilearned May 11, 2023, 2:58 pm

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The pigeon saga Season 2 Epsode 2: i just band a army of pigeons

by CopyPastaArchive May 10, 2023, 12:29 pm

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TIL The Sala delle Asse is a 15mx15m room painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1498 to depict an open air environment. In 1499 the castle was occupied by the French army and the walls painted over. Attempts to restore the room have been occuring since 2012.

by whatilearned May 9, 2023, 9:52 am

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TIL some of the last German Soldiers to fight the Red Army during the Battle of Berlin were in fact foreign volunteers of the Waffen SS. Frenchmen of the 33rd Charlemagne Division and Scandinavians of the 11th Nordland Division joined together as some of the last defenders of the Third Reich.

by whatilearned May 8, 2023, 9:30 am

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TIL about the Decebalus Treasure found by a Roman army in 106 AD during the Second Dacian War. Decebalus, the last king of the Dacians, diverted the Sargetia River (in modern-day Romania) to bury all his wealth. Someone betrayed him, and the Romans found 330,000 lb of gold and 650,000 lb of silver.

by whatilearned May 5, 2023, 4:34 pm

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TIL That The US Army Medical Corps Logo Uses the Historically Incorrect ‘Staff and Snake’ Symbol. In Greek Mythology, A Staff With One Snake Represents Healing and Medicine, but the Two Snakes Version (which is used by the USAMC) is Actually a “Herald’s Rod” That Represents Diplomacy and Commerce.

by whatilearned May 3, 2023, 11:21 pm

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