Cats were dropped from planes during WWII with a bomb strapped to them hoping the cat would avoid the water and land on the decks of enemy ships.
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There is a real life lightsaber utilized by the Air Force, that can reach up to 5000 degrees Fahrenheit, and you can buy it for $130 bucks.
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Having a swimming pool at home is 100 times more likely to lead to an accidental child death than having a gun at home.
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In Svalbard, anyone venturing outside the main settlement is required to carry a rifle with them, in case they are attacked by Polar Bears.
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There is no federal law banning civilians from owning and using flamethrowers .
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Ernest Hemingway used to hunt U-Boats in his fishing boat with direction-finding equipment, a machine gun and hand grenades.
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Bruce Lee carried a .357 magnum everywhere once he became famous as the guy no one could beat in a fight.
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A Soviet military cook captured Nazi tank during WWII while being armed only with a rifle and an an axe.
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While parachuting, an American aviator downed a Japanese fighter plane by shooting the pilot in the head with his sidearm.
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During the WWII, Germans developed a flamethrower mine. When activated, it spewed burning fuel over an area 15ft wide, 9ft tall, and 89ft long.
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The eastern part of Laos was so heavily bombed during the Vietnam war that most people can supplement their income by collecting scrap metal 40 years later, some completely rely on it.
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Due to the advanced metallurgy of the ancient Chinese, some of the weapons held by the Terracotta Army (after 2,200 years underground) were still sharp, rust-free, and shiny once a thin oxide layer was removed. -
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There is a radio station in Somalia that has given away assault rifles and hand grenades to children as competition prizes.
Richard Poulin 8:17 pm on March 27, 2013 Permalink |
Back to the drawing board!