During World War II, a Great Dane named Juliana was awarded the Blue Cross Medal for extinguishing an incendiary bomb by peeing on it. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – WW2 Toilet Paper Rations
During WW2, British soldiers had an allotment of 3 sheets of toilet paper per man per day. The American soldiers had an allotment of 22.5 sheets. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The American People in World War II: Freedom from Fear, Part Two – David M. Kennedy – Google Books
WTF Fun Fact – Blockbuster Origin
The movie term “blockbuster” was originally a military term to describe bombs in WW2 that could destroy an entire city block. Thus, it first entered the American lexicon as a metaphor for something explosive and shocking before becoming associated with movie success. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Lachhiman Gurung
During WW2, a Nepalese Gurkha named Lachhiman Gurung single-handedly took on a force of 200 Japanese soldiers, defending his post for 4 hours after losing his right hand to a grenade, and managed to kill at least 31 of them with his rifle. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Bamboo Covered Taj Mahal
During World War 2, the Taj Mahal’s dome was covered with bamboo scaffolding by the British government to make it difficult for German and Japanese bombers to identify it.–WTF Fun Facts
Source:https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/travelnews/story/69399/the-taj-mahal-under-camouflage
WTF Fun Fact – Purple Heart
Before Japan surrendered to end WW2, the US armed forces ordered 1.5 million Purple Heart medals in anticipation of a difficult land invasion. Roughly 500,000 were left after WW2, and that stock, although refurbished, is still likely being used today. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/purple-heart-stockpile-wwii-medal.html
WTF Fun Fact – Pigeon Accents
During WWII, there were pigeon experts who claimed to be able to identify a pigeon with a German accent. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/spy-pigeons-167097967/
WTF Fun Fact – Pig & Chicken Tattoo
During WW2, superstitious sailors in the navies would get a pig and a chicken tattooed on their feet to protect them from drowning. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.tattoodo.com/a/a-maritime-classic-the-pig-and-rooster-tattoo-5023
WTF Fun Fact – Rimini’s Survivor
Mr. P is a 101-year-old Italian man who survived both the Spanish Flu and WW2, and has now beat Covid-19 too. He was born in 1919 while the 1918 flu pandemic was raging in his hometown of Rimini. – WTF Fun Facts