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Why did consorts to the Chinese Emperor change their names every time they got a new rank?

by HistoryBuff December 3, 2021, 12:38 pm

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TIL: sleeve Chevrons used in military rank insignias typically point down in the US Navy & US Air force & Commonwealth countries. In the US Army & US Marine Corps Chevrons point up.

by whatilearned November 22, 2021, 9:27 am

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Can someone please tell me what the lowest rank in the military is?

by cringeyjokesman November 18, 2021, 2:23 pm

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TIL during the Battle of Bomarsund in 1854, Charles Davis Lucas tossed a live Russian artillery shell overboard before it exploded. He would be awarded the Victoria Cross and ultimately ascend to the rank of Rear Admiral before retiring in 1873, dying in 1914 at the age of 80

by whatilearned November 14, 2021, 2:38 am

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TIL West Point has a tradition of celebrating the student who came in last in class rank but still graduated, called the Goat. Including having each cadet give the Goat money.

by whatilearned November 6, 2021, 2:50 am

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TIL, Dmitry Yazov was the last person to be appointed to the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union on 28 April 1990, the only Marshal born in Siberia, and at the time of his death on 25 February 2020 the last living Marshal of the Soviet Union.

by whatilearned October 25, 2021, 1:36 am

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TIL Even after being falsely prosecuted in the Dreyfus Affair Alfred Dreyfus returned to the French army and fought in World War One. Dreyfus fought at the Battle of Verdun and rose to the rank of Lieutenant-colonel.

by whatilearned October 17, 2021, 2:24 am

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TIL Chris Rock’s great-great-grandfather was named Julius Caesar Tinghman, served in the U.S. Colored Troops during the Civil War. Within just a few months, Julius was promoted to the rank of corporal. Julius had gone from being a slave with no possessions to owning 65.5 acres of land.

by whatilearned October 7, 2021, 7:48 pm

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TIL that the Queen of the UK trained as a mechanic with the British army during WW2. Queen Elizabeth II started as a junior officer in the Auxiliary Territorial Service where she learned car mechanics and truck driving and rose to the rank of junior commander. She was known as mechanic No. 230873.

by whatilearned September 19, 2021, 2:30 pm

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Hi, I am beginner at dart. I want to ask that, I want to set score rank like [ if you get from 40to 49 you get F, .. 90to 99 you got A+]. I tried to do research but I can’t find the solution.

by ProgrammerDude August 31, 2021, 9:35 am

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TIL that there are 153 million orphaned children in the world. This number slightly falls below Russia’s population statistics and above Mexico’s. Therefore, it would be safe to say that if a country was to be set aside for orphans, it would rank the 9th most populated.

by whatilearned August 11, 2021, 6:25 am

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TIL of William Feehan, who was the oldest first responder killed on 9/11 at the age of 71. He had served in the Fire Department of New York for more than four decades, served at every rank achievable, and reportedly knew the location of every fire hydrant in NYC.

by whatilearned August 7, 2021, 5:37 pm

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