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Sadam Hussein

During the Gulf War, Saddam Hussein Built a Defensive Line Filled with Trenches and Tunnels. This was Patterned with Trench Warfare in World War I. The US Forces were Charged with Modified Bulldozers, and Several were Buried Alive.

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During the First Gulf War, Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi Army learned the hard way. The United States Army, famous for having fewer horses and bayonets than it once did, chose not to fight the war as Saddam had hoped. But did you know what military strategy Hussein employed during the gulf war? During the Gulf War, […]

During the Gulf War, Saddam Hussein Built a Defensive Line Filled with Trenches and Tunnels. This was Patterned with Trench Warfare in World War I. The US Forces were Charged with Modified Bulldozers, and Several were Buried Alive. Read More »

Micronesia Stick Map

Micronesians Navigated the Pacific by Using the Stars, Recognizing and Interpreting Different Types of Ocean Swells. They Also Make Stick Maps of These Ocean Swell Patterns.

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The Micronesians or Marshallese were able to build vessels known as outrigger canoes and develop their system of piloting and navigation centuries ago. Long before modern mapping and GPS, the Micronesian people relied on their ability to sense the motion of the waves for navigation. But did you know that they also navigated ocean swells?

Micronesians Navigated the Pacific by Using the Stars, Recognizing and Interpreting Different Types of Ocean Swells. They Also Make Stick Maps of These Ocean Swell Patterns. Read More »

The Battle of Caribou

In the Battle of Caribou, Neither the US nor Canada Lost Any Troops Over Combat. However, a Few Armed Canadian Lumberjacks were Injured by Bears.

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The Aroostook War was a bloodless conflict between the US state of Maine and the British Canadian province of New Brunswick. The war started in 1838 and ended by the following year. But did you know what happened in the Battle of Caribou? In the Battle of Caribou, neither the US nor Canada lost troops

In the Battle of Caribou, Neither the US nor Canada Lost Any Troops Over Combat. However, a Few Armed Canadian Lumberjacks were Injured by Bears. Read More »

Spartan Magistrates

Spartan Magistrates Would Declare War on Their Slaves Every Year. This Gave Them an Excuse to Hurt or Kill Their Slaves.

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Sparta was a powerful Greek state in ancient times. Slavery was an accepted norm in this region, as it was throughout the country. However, there were some differences between the lives of slaves in Sparta and those in other Greek states. But did you know they would annually declare war on their slaves? Spartan magistrates

Spartan Magistrates Would Declare War on Their Slaves Every Year. This Gave Them an Excuse to Hurt or Kill Their Slaves. Read More »

The Story of Christopher Columbus’ Ships

Christopher Columbus’ Smaller Two Ships were Not Really Named The Niña and The Pinta. The Niña was actually The Santa Clara, While The Original Name of The Pinta was Forgotten.

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The story of Christopher Columbus and his historic voyage across the ocean is taught in most schools. The story has evolved to portray the journey in a more realistic and practical light. People used to believe that Columbus thought the world was flat. But there is one aspect of the story that not enough people

Christopher Columbus’ Smaller Two Ships were Not Really Named The Niña and The Pinta. The Niña was actually The Santa Clara, While The Original Name of The Pinta was Forgotten. Read More »

Socrates

Socrates Did Not Write Anything. All That is Known About Him Has Been Inferred from Accounts by Plato, Xenophon, and Aristotle.

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Socrates was a well-known and controversial figure in his native Athens, so much so that he was frequently mocked in comic dramatists’ plays. But did you know that he never actually wrote anything? Socrates left no writings. Everything we know about him comes from accounts by members of his circle, primarily Plato and Xenophon, as

Socrates Did Not Write Anything. All That is Known About Him Has Been Inferred from Accounts by Plato, Xenophon, and Aristotle. Read More »

Chinese Civil War

Out of the 10 Deadliest Wars in Human History, Six of Them were Chinese Civil Wars.

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Most people killed in the deadliest wars of all time are innocent civilians, as is the case in most wars. Warfare has been a part of human history since the beginning of time. However, there are numerous causes of war: poverty, poor governmental leadership, civil unrest, religion, territorial disputes, resources, and a variety of other

Out of the 10 Deadliest Wars in Human History, Six of Them were Chinese Civil Wars. Read More »

Fragging

Fragging Refers to a Soldier’s Deliberate or Attempted Killing of a Fellow Soldier. The Term was Coined by US Military Personnel During the Vietnam War.

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During the course of the Vietnam War, there were almost 900 cases of fragging in the US Army and US Marine Corps. But what is fragging, and why was it prevalent during the time? The term “fragging” refers to a soldier’s intentional or attempted murder of another soldier, usually a superior. The term was coined

Fragging Refers to a Soldier’s Deliberate or Attempted Killing of a Fellow Soldier. The Term was Coined by US Military Personnel During the Vietnam War. Read More »

Carrie Nation

Carrie Nation Fought Against the Widespread Alcohol Consumption in the US Before the Prohibition by Attacking Saloons with a Hatchet.

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Carry A. Nation took a direct approach to further the prohibition movement’s goals, often far too direct for the tastes of authorities. Her unusual life story was not only engaging in and of itself but also highlighted some of the motivations women had for joining the movement that eventually led to Prohibition. But did you

Carrie Nation Fought Against the Widespread Alcohol Consumption in the US Before the Prohibition by Attacking Saloons with a Hatchet. Read More »

Nike Waffle

One of the Earliest and Most Iconic Nike Shoe Tread is the Waffle Sole. Bill Bowerman Conceptualized the Design by Pouring Rubber Into His Wife’s Belgian Waffle Iron.

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Nike, the world’s largest athletic equipment company, had humble beginnings. Phil Knight, the company’s founder, sold shoes from the trunk of his car. An art student created the signature swoosh. The first waffle tread shoes were made with a waffle iron. That waffle iron has reappeared 40 years later. Did you know invented Nike’s waffle

One of the Earliest and Most Iconic Nike Shoe Tread is the Waffle Sole. Bill Bowerman Conceptualized the Design by Pouring Rubber Into His Wife’s Belgian Waffle Iron. Read More »

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