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R.I.P., Count de Badass
Count Robert de La Rochefoucauld passed away at the age of 88. He was a man of many talents, particularly (1) escaping captivity and (2) killing Nazis. During World War II, while in the French...
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80 Years of Lego
Ole Kirk Kristiansen established a business on August 10, 1932 that eventually became the LEGO company. But it didn’t start out with building bricks and minifigs. He sold ladders, some furniture, and...
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The Covert History of the American Condom
The condom industry in America, which had been quite robust to that point, was pushed underground after the country went full prude and the Comstock Act of 1873 outlawed the sale of contraceptives by...
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10 Incredible Sea Forts
What you see here is the Red Sands sea fort six miles off the coast of England. It was used during World War II to guard against u-boats and aircraft attack. As you can probably guess, the was an...
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What’s Wrong with This Picture?
Greg Allen found this old coloring and activity book that dates back to the first movie in 1979. Can you spot all of the things wrong with this picture? You can find the answers after the jump Link...
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Millenials Say Thanks But No Thanks to Cars and Houses
Every generation is different, but in America, there’s one thing that is constant: our love of cars. Owning a car has been a celebrated rite of passage for Americans since, … well, since the invention...
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When World War II Veteran Is Cremated, Family Learns That He Was Carrying...
Ronald Brown was wounded while serving in the British Army during World War II. He downplayed the whole matter and told his children that he had just a bullet in his leg. But when Brown recently passed...
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Fabric Made from Milk
During World War II, when real wool was scarce, the synthetic fabric Aralac became popular as a substitute. It was made from cheese! Maggie Koerth-Baker at Boing Boing tells us how Aralac is made, and...
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A secret project during World War II sought to develop a way to use tsunamis as a deadly weapon. Known as ‘Project Seal’, the weapon would have been u…
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Perfect for Desk Jockeys: The Aviator Desk
This desk and chair from Restoration Hardware is designed to reflect the textures and shapes of World War II aircraft. The aluminum surface has been dinged and scratched a bit to give the impression...
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