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TIL that in WW2, a Marine Corps Corsair pilot used his propeller to chew off the tail of an enemy aircraft after his guns jammed, while under fire from the enemy plane’s tailgunner. The enemy plane crashed but the Corsair pilot made it back to base, receiving the Navy Cross for his actions.

by whatilearned March 18, 2023, 10:10 pm

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TIL the Carlton Tavern, based in London, was demolished by its owners after failing to obtain the necessary planning permission. The council subsequently ordered the pub to be rebuilt brick by brick. The pub was the only building in the street to survive the Blitz during WW2. It reopened in 2021.

by whatilearned March 18, 2023, 2:51 am

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Ww2 🥺

by CopyPastaArchive March 16, 2023, 2:50 am

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TIL, The Netherlands gives Canada 20,000 tulips every year as a thank you for protecting the Dutch royal family in ww2

by whatilearned March 13, 2023, 10:10 pm

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TIL in WW2 the British emplyed Operation Window which used a highly effective tactic to jam German radar – dropping plane loads of small pieces of aluminum and zinc foil

by whatilearned March 13, 2023, 1:55 pm

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TIL that British soldiers in WW2 used scaffolding to hide the Taj Mahal from potential air raids in India. The scaffolding disguised the monument to look like a bamboo stockpile, protecting it and other cultural heritage sites during the war.

by whatilearned March 12, 2023, 5:54 pm

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TIL that Stan Lee, inventor of Marvel Comics, and Theodore Geisel, aka Dr.Seuss, served together in the Army Training Film Division during WW2.

by whatilearned March 9, 2023, 10:37 pm

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Y WW2 gamme no have swostickup

by CopyPastaArchive March 9, 2023, 5:05 pm

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TIL that there are two shipwrecks that touch each other in Apra Harbor in Guam. The interesting part of this is that one wreck – German SMS Cormoran – was sunk in WW1, and the other – Japanese Tokai Maru – was sunk in WW2.

by whatilearned March 8, 2023, 3:37 pm

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TIL that during World War 2, aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and general Charles De Gaulle despised each other, causing his works to be banned in both Free France and Vichy France. As a result, The Little Prince was first published in the United States, and only was published in France after WW2.

by whatilearned March 6, 2023, 4:29 am

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TIL that in WW2 the US Army issued manuals on how to perform in drag.

by whatilearned March 4, 2023, 8:08 am

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Germany in ww2 written by ChatGPT with emojis after every word.

by CopyPastaArchive February 24, 2023, 9:11 am

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