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The US wanted an army of Batman paratroopers in World War II

The Second World War gave us all a lot of crazy ideas that turned out to be really great things for the United States and, after a few years, the world. It gave us microwaves, the mass production of penicillin, and, later, Batman. The ide…

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Why a free Vermont was the first to distrust Benedict Arnold

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This top secret World War II drone mission killed JFK’s older brother

‘Vinegar’ Joe Stilwell lost the best WWII assignments twice

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These 7 American legends were pilots for the Flying Tigers

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The US wanted an army of Batman paratroopers in World War II

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