During WW2, it was illegal in Britain to give cats a saucer of milk, dogs a biscuit, or bread to pigeons. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Ghost Army
In WW2, there was a secret 1100-man US Army unit dubbed the ‘Ghost Army’, which was made up of artists, creatives & engineers. Their job was to create deceptions – from inflatable tanks to scripted bar conversations, their work led to big Allied wins. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Lady Death
Russian Lyudmila Pavlichenko aka “Lady Death” was the most lethal female sniper in history, she went on to record 309 confirmed kills in WWll. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Giant “Killer” Clam
During WW2, the U.S. Navy diving manual contained detailed instructions on how to release oneself from the grasp of a giant clam by severing its adductor muscles close to its shell. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Pine Roots For Jet Fuel
Towards the end of World War 2, the Japanese began to use pine oil from pine tree roots to fuel their airplanes. Heating the roots and distilling the pine oil took 12 hours and only resulted in ~4 percent crude fuel. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_fSaDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA258&lpg=PA258&dq=pine+tree+sap+japan+airplanes+ww2&source=bl&ots=A4mzEMlgAt&sig=ACfU3U1_WZom0qKd86pF_ZJcoGmFy8nzfw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj67OHlvoPnAhUBTBUIHbWUDfMQ6AEwGHoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=pine%20tree%20sap%20japan%20airplanes%20ww2&f=false
WTF Fun Fact – The Secret War
During the Secret War (1959-75) or ‘Laotian Civil War’, the United States flew more than half a million missions over the tiny southeast Asian nation and dropped more bombs than they did on Germany and Japan combined during World War 2. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Friendly Canadian WW2 Prisons
German WW2 prisoners of war were treated so well in Canadian prisons that many didn’t want to leave the country when released. Thousands of PoW’s stayed in Canada or came back years later. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://legionmagazine.com/en/2012/03/the-happiest-prisoners/
jerry springer was born in highgate tube station
Jerry Springer was born in Highgate tube station in London while it was being used as a bomb shelter during World War 2.
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The original purpose of the United Nations in 1942 was to win the Second World War. It’s peacekeeping mission only came later near the end of the war.
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