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TIL Marine Electric sank in 1983 and 31 of its crew died but 3 survived for 90 minutes in frigid water. The wreck led to a number of reforms such as more stringent coast guard inspections of ships, mandatory survival suits for north atlantic runs and the famous US coast guard rescue swimmer program

by whatilearned September 6, 2022, 2:28 am

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TIL that during Pearl Harbor when the USS West Virginia was sunk three men were trapped in a watertight alcove. Members of the armed forces refused to guard anywhere near the ship because they could hear them banging on the ship for help. They survived 16 days before they suffocated.

by whatilearned August 27, 2022, 5:53 pm

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TIL Horses in herds will often have a “guard horse” stand watch while others lay down to sleep

by whatilearned August 25, 2022, 2:10 pm

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TIL that in 1943 Herman the Cat was officially hired by the United States Coast Guard as an “Expert Mouser” to essentially control or eradicate the rodent population aboard ships.

by whatilearned August 21, 2022, 9:21 pm

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TIL: The Norwegian army’s Kings Guard Regiment has a penguin called Sir Nils Olav as it’s appointed Colonel-in-Chief. Sir Olav lives in Edinburgh Zoo.

by whatilearned August 15, 2022, 1:03 pm

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Based French Guard

by CopyPastaArchive August 6, 2022, 2:07 pm

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My boss told me that as a security guard, lts my job to watch the Office

by cringeyjokesman July 31, 2022, 2:16 pm

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TIL upon request, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his copy of the “I have a dream” speech he had just delivered to the then security guard George Raveling. Raveling has been offered as much as $3 million for the original copy but he has refused all offers.

by whatilearned July 20, 2022, 6:45 pm

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TIL that James Conrad Marshall, killed in the Viet Cong attack on the U.S. Embassy during the Tet Offensive was the first Marine Security Guard to die in defense of a U.S. embassy or consulate.

by whatilearned July 17, 2022, 1:10 pm

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German Coast Guard

by cringeyjokesman July 5, 2022, 9:17 pm

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TIL the color of US Coast Guard vessels’ hulls identify their function. White hulled vessels are patrol, lifesaving and law enforcement vessels. Black hulled vessels maintain navigation buoys and construction. Red hulled vessels are ice breakers.

by whatilearned June 27, 2022, 6:32 pm

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A thief was casing a building, when he noticed the guard at the front gate was distracted…

by cringeyjokesman May 29, 2022, 9:48 pm

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