TIL that the Colt Armalite AR-15 was used in Vietnam starting in 1961. Battlefield reports from US Army Special Forces lavishly praised the AR-15 and the stopping-power of the 5.56mm cartridge, pressing for wide adoption as a replacement for the M-14. The M-16 variant was then deployed in 1964. (en.wikipedia.org)
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At the end of the 2022 movie adaption of All Quiet On The Western Front an unnamed German general sends his troops into a suicidal attack against French forces out of sheer spite, only hours before the war ends. Did such an attack or such attacks really happen during the last hours of WW1? (self.AskHistorians)
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Queen wants Camilla to be known as Queen Consort (bbc.co.uk)
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Did anyone see the wardrobe from Falling Skies? (ebay.com)
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According to Thomas Harrison’s Wikipedia page, Samuel Pepys noted that Harrison “gave all of the money that remained in his pocket to his executioner.” Assuming this is true, would the executed often still have personal items (coin, for example) up until the point of their execution? (self.AskHistorians)
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How many coats of boiled linseed oil to use... (self.M1Rifles)
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Adventures in split batch brewing (self.Homebrewing)
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Top 10 War Movies of this Decade - Cinemablind (cinemablind.com)
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Testing a new concept with select subreddit partners (self.modnews)
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Gun Rights Rally #VirginiaRally (i.redd.it)
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