WTF Fun Fact – Great Dane Earns Blue Cross
During World War II, a Great Dane named Juliana was awarded the Blue Cross Medal for extinguishing an incendiary bomb … Read More & Source
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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 … Read More & Source
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 … Read More & Source
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 … Read More & Source
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 … Read More & Source
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 … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Pigeon Accents
During WWII, there were pigeon experts who claimed to be able to identify a pigeon with a German accent. – … Read More & Source
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 … Read More & Source
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 … Read More & Source