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Military and Warfare

  • Fighting Terrorism With Cupcakes
    September 23, 2020

    Fighting Terrorism With Cupcakes

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  • Was Alexander the Great Buried Alive?
    September 17, 2020

    Was Alexander the Great Buried Alive?

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  • How Did Star Wars Nearly Cause a Real War?
    August 28, 2020

    How Did Star Wars Nearly Cause a Real War?

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  • Leadership Lesson From Eisenhower About the Privileges of Rank
    August 12, 2020

    Leadership Lesson From Eisenhower About the Privileges of Rank

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  • What Do Disney and the Pentagon Have in Common?
    August 9, 2020

    What Do Disney and the Pentagon Have in Common?

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  • The Confidence of Never Meeting Your Intellectual Equal
    July 28, 2020

    The Confidence of Never Meeting Your Intellectual Equal

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  • D-Day Shrapnel Makes Up 4% of the Sand on Omaha Beach
    July 26, 2020

    D-Day Shrapnel Makes Up 4% of the Sand on Omaha Beach

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  • Two Hotheaded Boys and Two Patient Mothers
    July 18, 2020

    Two Hotheaded Boys and Two Patient Mothers

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  • Smoky and the Army Airborne
    July 7, 2020

    Smoky and the Army Airborne

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  • First Man-Made Object in Space: Was it a Manhole Cover?
    July 2, 2020

    First Man-Made Object in Space: Was it a Manhole Cover?

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  • Before He Was the Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen Was Very Bad at Flying
    June 9, 2020

    Before He Was the Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen Was Very Bad at Flying

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  • The U.S. Navy Uses Xbox 360 Controllers on its Submarines
    May 29, 2020

    The U.S. Navy Uses Xbox 360 Controllers on its Submarines

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  • Cher Ami: The Heroic Pigeon of WWI Who Saved Nearly 200 Lives
    May 25, 2020

    Cher Ami: The Heroic Pigeon of WWI Who Saved Nearly 200 Lives

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  • The Crazy Story of Aimo Koivunen, the Soldier Who O.D.’d on Speed, Stepped On a Mine, Skied 250 Miles, and Outmaneuvered the Soviet Army
    May 13, 2020

    The Crazy Story of Aimo Koivunen, the Soldier Who O.D.’d on Speed, Stepped On a Mine, Skied 250 Miles, and Outmaneuvered the Soviet Army

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  • The Wolves That Fought in World War I
    May 12, 2020

    The Wolves That Fought in World War I

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