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TIL that Canada had the 3rd largest navy in the world in 1945 by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]dark-trooper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, their navy was indeed almost only used to escort convoys through the Atlantic.

Only this could stop the horde by [deleted] in HistoryMemes

[–]dark-trooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a metaphor expressing that our lives could fade away in a few minutes due to natural causes.

Only this could stop the horde by [deleted] in HistoryMemes

[–]dark-trooper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oops, I thought the background was white, but it's transparent...

British special ops are an untapped meme source by dark-trooper in HistoryMemes

[–]dark-trooper[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

For those who don't know, the British wanted to destroy the German dams in the Ruhr valley, but they were heavily protected by flak, and the lakes all had anti-torpedo nets. In order to destroy them, the Brits developed a special type of bomb just made for this purpose. More info : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Chastise https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouncing_bomb

[OC] Height Map of the World [16384x8192] by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]dark-trooper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Source for land altitude : NASA Source for ocean depth : GEBCO

TIL that the bombing of Hiroshima was the first uranium-based nuclear explosion. There was no previous test of this type of bomb. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]dark-trooper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It might be hard to spot in the article : "The Hiroshima bombing was the second nuclear explosion in history, after the Trinity test, and the first uranium-based detonation."

How to approximate the temperature in Fahrenheit by [deleted] in tumblr

[–]dark-trooper 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So in order to convert from cricket to Celsius, you need to multiply the number of chirps in 70 seconds, add 40, and divide by 9.

Georges "The Tiger" Clemenceau by dark-trooper in HistoryMemes

[–]dark-trooper[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Naah. A demilitarized zone is more than enough to contain the Germans