An elite German military Guards battalion is growing boobs because of the way they drill — and only on their left sides. The Wachbataillon unit performs precision military drills at official ceremonial functions. Many of their drills involve smacking their rifles against the left side of the soldiers’ chests. And all that pounding on the same spot has stimulated the production of hormones that cause man boobs to grow.
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The US Army secretly dumped 64 million pounds of nerve and mustard agents into the ocean, along with 400,000 chemical-filled bombs, land mines and rockets.
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Women were allowed to enter combat roles in the Israel. They performed at a level equal to men but the program was still abolished for two reasons: Islamist fighters refused to surrender to women, and the men in the unit would lose all combat discipline when a woman was injured.
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During the frenzied Evacuation of Saigon by American Troops in 1975, one Marine drove a bread truck full of prostitutes to an airstrip in town and put them on a C-141. He said they were all personal friends, and signed as responsible for them.
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The Russian army didn’t have socks for 300 years, instead they used footwraps but they are going to introduce socks in 2013.
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Non-lubricated condoms are distributed among the armed forces not just for safe sex, but as an emergency water canteen. A non-lubricated condom is part of the United States Military Standard Issue Parachute Pack Survival Kit (SRU-16) and can carry a liter of water. -
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The Navy SEALs that killed Bin Laden got stealth series fleshlights as a ‘thank you‘ from the company.
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The Swiss Guard, known now as the guys in the silly costumes that stand around the Vatican holding spears, once stood against an army as it sacked Rome. 189 Guard stood against 20,000 invaders at the Vatican long enough for Pope Clement VII to escape the city.
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The United States Marine Corps tested the usefulness of ordinary skateboards in urban combat.
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In 1914, a 19 yo British boy was court martialed for desertion. He was undefended and called no witnesses, as all of his comrades had been killed in action. He was hastily sentenced, and on September 8th became the first WWI soldier to be executed for desertion. He was finally pardoned in 2006.
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The U.S. government has specifications for its pens used by personnel: The pen consists of seven different parts and meets 16 pages of military specs, including that it be able to write for a mile with no fading and withstand temperatures up to 160 degrees and down to 40 degrees below zero.
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From the late 19th century to 1916, mustaches were mandatory in the British Army. Soldiers were forbidden to shave their upper lip.
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At various times, both Sweden and the Soviet Union made plans to develop moose-mounted cavalries that could operate effectively in deep snow.
