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5 Quotes that explain the barbarism of World War II
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That time two countries went to war over soccer
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This Civil War vet walked around with a bullet in his face for 31 years
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The bagpipe-playing soldier who killed a Nazi sergeant with a longbow
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Nachos were invented by military spouses… sort of
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That time the entire Dutch naval fleet was captured by French dudes on horses
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At the beginning of the Civil War, most surgeons didn’t know how to treat gunshot wounds
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The last surviving witness of Lincoln’s assassination was a contestant on a celebrity game show
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Jan 28, 2019
The Japanese planned to attack the US homefront through giant balloons and forest fires
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The dark origins of Bikini Bottom
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Jan 28, 2019
Zack Snyder wants to give George Washington the ‘300’ treatment
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Jan 28, 2019
Almost every rifle recovered at Gettysburg was fully loaded and no one knows why
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The killer priests of the Spanish Civil War
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Apr 2, 2018
When life gives you Tootsie Rolls, use them to escape North Korean forces
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Apr 2, 2018
Countdown to Doomsday: a brief history of World War III
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Apr 2, 2018
The real history behind Cinco de Mayo
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Apr 2, 2018
America’s bloodiest war was initially hilarious
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Apr 2, 2018
These badass historical women cross-dressed so they could fight with the boys
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Apr 2, 2018
This Confederate soldier coughed up a bullet 58 years after it took out his right eye
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Apr 2, 2018
This Soviet sniper dropped out of school so she could kick Nazi butt
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Apr 2, 2018
Saddam Hussein hired a Canadian inventor to build him a spacegun
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Apr 2, 2018
These nuclear test dummies are fuel for Atomic-Age nightmares
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Apr 2, 2018
The brief history of the Panjandrum, the Brit D-Day weapon that failed miserably
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Apr 2, 2018
This Italian king went all ‘Game of Thrones’ on his enemies
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Apr 2, 2018
Russia ran out of vodka celebrating their victory in WWII
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Apr 2, 2018
The controversy surrounding Guantanamo Bay has existed longer than you think
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Apr 2, 2018
Here are 5 things the ‘Harlem Hellfighters’ did that cemented their place in history
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Apr 2, 2018
The only enemy pilot to ever bomb the US mainland became an honorary citizen of the town he attacked
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Apr 2, 2018
An ode to the Zeppelin, arguably the worst idea in aviation history
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Apr 2, 2018
Soldiers created these hauntingly beautiful paintings during the Vietnam War
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Apr 2, 2018
The weird arms race between Napoleon and England
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Apr 2, 2018
That time Napoleon was almost defeated by a rabbit army
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Apr 2, 2018
These are the 5 best battle cries ever
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Apr 2, 2018
Meet Russia’s all-women battalion of death
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Apr 2, 2018
5 totally badass weapons you’ve probably never heard of
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