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A WWI Grenade Was Once Found At A Potato Chip Factory In Hong Kong

WWI grenade + Calbee potato mascot

We’ve all heard stories about people finding human thumbs in their soda or rat tails in their fried chicken. However, we bet you’ve never heard…

US Nuclear Submarine Collides With Unknown Object in South China Sea

Six days ago, a US submarine collided with an unknown object while submerged in the South China Sea. The event, which took place on Saturday,…

Classified Leclerc Tank Documents Were Posted To Win An Argument On A Gaming Forum

Leclerc

Following an argument among users of the War Thunder forum, there was an alleged leak of classified documents regarding the Leclerc main battle tank. The…

Strange Military Truces and How They Happened

Turks and Anzac Troops Truce

Apart from a few exceptions, truces and ceasefires are not normally known to be eventful, with most consisting of either a white flag or the…

Kaiten: Japan’s Fully-Manned Kamikaze Torpedoes

Sailors watching the USS Mississinewa (AO-59) sinking beneath the ocean's surface

The Imperial Japanese Army and Navy’s use of self-sacrificial tactics during the Second World War was based on a number of fundamental reasons. From a…

Sikh Marine to Sue Service to Wear a Turban and Beard at All Times

Clare Fitzgerald
First Lieutenant Sukhbir Toor in uniform

A Sikh Marine has revealed he’s prepared to bring forth a lawsuit against the US Navy to grant him permission to wear a beard and…

The U.S. NAVY Dropped a ‘Toilet Bomb’ from an A-1H Skyraider While in North Vietnam

Toilet Bomb

In 1965, a US Skyraider took off from a US aircraft carrier en route to Vietnam. The aircraft was laden with ordnance to be dropped…

US Navy Sells Aircraft Carriers to Scrap Dealers for a Cent Each

Clare Fitzgerald
USS Kitty Hawk + USS John F. Kennedy

The United States Navy has sold two decommissioned aircraft carriers to a scrap dealer for just one cent each. The deal was made with International…

Pilot Safely Ejects After Navy Jet Crashes In Death Valley

Clare Fitzgerald
F/A-18F Super Hornet taking off

The United States Navy has revealed that a jet fighter went down in California’s Death Valley National Park on October 4, 2021. The pilot was…

The Kettering Bug: America’s First Foray Into Unmanned Drone Technology Started During WWI

The Kettering Bug

Today, drone technology is a critical component on the battlefield and is evolving at a rapid pace. There are many that believe it is only…

The Original Instruction Manual for the M16 was a Vietnam War Comic Book

M16 used in Vietnam

The M16 assault rifle was meant to revolutionize the soldier, giving him a powerful, lightweight, and flexible all-in-one weapon. With the stopping power and accuracy…

100-year-old WWII British Airman Takes To The Skies In A 1940’s Era Biplane

Dream Flights

100-year-old British veteran Ron Holdsworth took a flight in a 1940s era biplane on Thursday for a flight over Bakersfield, California. The flight was organized…