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TIL The head of the Gestapo during WW2, Heinrich Muller, was never found. Multiple conflicting stories about his death or survival exist, and he’s one of the highest ranking ‘missing’ Nazis.

by whatilearned September 3, 2022, 3:08 pm

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If you timetravelled to 1930, what would you say to Hitler to prevent WW2?

by QuestionGuy September 1, 2022, 7:25 pm

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TIL That the last naval battle of WW2 took place between ships under sail complete with combat by boarding party.

by whatilearned August 30, 2022, 10:20 pm

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When Norway was occupied by the Germans during WW2…

by cringeyjokesman August 30, 2022, 9:31 pm

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What did General MacArthur and the U.S. government consider so valuable that they were willing to pardon the members of Japan’s Unit 731 during WW2?

by HistoryBuff August 30, 2022, 1:31 am

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My grandad was responsible for bringing down several Nazi planes during WW2.

by cringeyjokesman August 25, 2022, 11:25 pm

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TIL Canadian Spitfire ace Doug Lindsay with 3 Wingmen were ordered to intercept 40 German Aircraft over France in WW2 and survived destroying 3 enemies.

by whatilearned August 23, 2022, 8:24 am

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TIL: During WW2 the nazis tried to draft Michael Ende, the author of The Neverending Story. The 14 year old Ende tore up his draft papers and joined the Bavarian resistance instead

by whatilearned August 16, 2022, 8:12 pm

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Today I learned that my grandfather was in special forces during WW2

by CopyPastaArchive August 15, 2022, 10:37 am

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TIL Rip was a stray dog adopted by an Air Raid Patrol in WW2. Although not trained for rescue work, he sniffed out over 100 victims trapped beneath buildings. He was awarded the Dickin medal for his work, which has been held partially responsible for prompting the training of search and rescue dogs.

by whatilearned August 13, 2022, 2:04 pm

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TIL When the P51 mustang was rushed into service in WW2, inevitably there were teething problems, one of which was that while flying, the whole engine sometimes simply dropped out of the airframe

by whatilearned August 4, 2022, 2:15 pm

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TIL that Teflon was first used for the first nuclear bombs. The anti-stick frying pan coating was used to coat valves and pipes in the separation of Uranium, which would corrode other materials much quicker. Only after WW2 was it used for cookware.

by whatilearned August 3, 2022, 12:38 pm

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