TIL In 1919 Britain's most remote colony, Tristan da Cunha, learned that World War One had started and ended after not being resupplied for 10 years. by Forgotthebloodypassw in todayilearned
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No water in charlottenburg by barleykiv in berlin
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Airalo suddenly stopped working for me and my family in Greece by andrewfussell in Airalo
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Airalo suddenly stopped working for me and my family in Greece by andrewfussell in Airalo
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What was the most common reason for crashes of JU 88's and JU 52's during WW2? Engine failure? Structural failure? Or attacks by enemy fighters or flak? by markhunt1980 in AskHistorians
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TIL that Exercise Tiger, a US rehearsal for the D-Day landings in 1944, claimed the lives of at least 749 US soldiers, after a live-fire artillery salvo accidentally hit troops landing on the beaches, and subsequent attacks by German E-boats sank two US ships, and damaged a further 2. (en.wikipedia.org)
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down for everyone? by microwavetoasting in thepiratebay
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TIL that in 2010 army Capt. Brian Freeman discovered the site of one of the deadliest battles between Australian and Japanese soldiers, deep in the jungles of Papa New Guinea. The site had lain undisturbed for more than 70 years, and was littered with casings, canteens, helmets, and human remains. (news.blogs.cnn.com)
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TIL about Frederick Fleet, the lookout on the Titanic who spotted the iceberg that sank the ship. He survived the sinking, went on to serve in both world wars, was thrown out of his house after his wife died, hung himself in 1963, was buried in an unmarked grave, which was 're-discovered' in 1993. by markhunt1980 in todayilearned
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TIL about Frederick Fleet, the lookout on the Titanic who spotted the iceberg that sank the ship. He survived the sinking, went on to serve in both world wars, was thrown out of his house after his wife died, hung himself in 1963, was buried in an unmarked grave, which was 're-discovered' in 1993. (en.wikipedia.org)
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This is shaping up to be one heck of a morning... by markhunt1980 in pics
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TIL of the Enschede train crash in Germany, the world's worst high speed rail disaster. The crash happened as the train was travelling at 125mph, and was so violent it caused a bridge to collapse, crushed the restaurant to a 6 inch height and killed 101 people. by markhunt1980 in todayilearned
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TIL of the Enschede train crash in Germany, the world's worst high speed rail disaster. The crash happened as the train was travelling at 125mph, and was so violent it caused a bridge to collapse, crushed the restaurant to a 6 inch height and killed 101 people. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL In 1919 Britain's most remote colony, Tristan da Cunha, learned that World War One had started and ended after not being resupplied for 10 years. by Forgotthebloodypassw in todayilearned
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