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You will never be as badass as this explorer who removed his own appendix

Leonid Rogozov was one of 13 scientists and researchers on the Soviet Union’s sixth expedition to Antarctica from 1960 to 1962. One morning in 1961, he woke up feeling general malaise, weakness, and feverish along with pain in his abdomen. He soon …

ByBlake Stilwell

DARPA has a new voting booth, and it wants you to hack it

NASA will use new space sensor to protect coastal ecosystems

Russia absolutely hates these American weapons in Europe

‘Danger Close’ tells the story of heroic Australians in Vietnam

This famous actor was a bomber pilot in WWII

The first shots of World War III will almost certainly be digital

ByAlex Hollings

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You will never be as badass as this explorer who removed his own appendix

ByBlake Stilwell

This black Samurai from Africa fought to unify feudal Japan

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Japan wanted to protect Margaret Thatcher with ‘Karate Ladies’

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America’s nukes are absolutely tiny compared to Russia’s

ByAlex Hollings

DARPA has a new voting booth, and it wants you to hack it

NASA will use new space sensor to protect coastal ecosystems

Russia absolutely hates these American weapons in Europe

‘Danger Close’ tells the story of heroic Australians in Vietnam

This famous actor was a bomber pilot in WWII

The first shots of World War III will almost certainly be digital

ByAlex Hollings

Medal of Honor Recipient Staff Sgt. David G. Bellavia is a monument of a man

ByChase Millsap

DARPA wants to make you eat your own trash

These 4 brothers were heroes of the American Revolution

This enemy of France earned its top military honors

4 women earned Silver Stars in this WWII battle

This Kazakh independence symbol is a golden suit of armor

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This real soldier’s photo is still hanging at Checkpoint Charlie

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This was the British plan to kill Erwin Rommel before D-Day

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Britain has upgraded their Typhoons with awesome missiles

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ByChase Millsap

ISIS is making a comeback on all fronts

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Why the LEGION Act is a big deal for veterans

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This monstrosity was probably Germany’s worst plane

You’ll still get taxes and mail after a nuke

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