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binger5 t1_j65tuu0 wrote
Reply to comment by ThePowerPoint in TIL about the Kyujo Incident that occurred on Aug 14, 1945 where several Japanese officers occupied the Japanese Imperial Palace in an attempted coup of the Emperor to prevent him from surrendering to the Allies. They murdered several people and when their plot failed, they committed suicide. by ClownfishSoup
No the point is the US probably would have had to invade by land which would have lead to huge casualties. I was responding to the bloodbath comment from above.
binger5 t1_j64xrnq wrote
Reply to comment by jessefries in TIL about the Kyujo Incident that occurred on Aug 14, 1945 where several Japanese officers occupied the Japanese Imperial Palace in an attempted coup of the Emperor to prevent him from surrendering to the Allies. They murdered several people and when their plot failed, they committed suicide. by ClownfishSoup
Eventually. We couldn't exactly order them from Amazon with prime delivery.
binger5 t1_j64x6wd wrote
Reply to TIL workers dismantling the wrecked MV Primrose off of North Sentinel Island were confronted by the isolated Sentinelese, but defused the situation by giving them bananas and letting them on board to acquire scrap metal. Workers were visited by the Sentinelese 2-3 times a month for 18 months. by CaptainJZH
A century before and they were going to canoe their way into slavery.
binger5 t1_j64x2h4 wrote
Reply to comment by Xszit in TIL workers dismantling the wrecked MV Primrose off of North Sentinel Island were confronted by the isolated Sentinelese, but defused the situation by giving them bananas and letting them on board to acquire scrap metal. Workers were visited by the Sentinelese 2-3 times a month for 18 months. by CaptainJZH
Huge difference between using scrap metal and forging iron into steel and shaping it.
binger5 t1_j64vmcs wrote
Reply to comment by blatantninja in TIL about the Kyujo Incident that occurred on Aug 14, 1945 where several Japanese officers occupied the Japanese Imperial Palace in an attempted coup of the Emperor to prevent him from surrendering to the Allies. They murdered several people and when their plot failed, they committed suicide. by ClownfishSoup
People forget we were out of atomic bombs after the first two.
binger5 t1_j28xlok wrote
Reply to Me (right) and my sister 1996 by QueenoftheFranks
Michelle Williams and Kirsten Dunst.
binger5 t1_ir8ruyc wrote
Reply to TIL about Operation Bernhard. During WWII, Germany attempted to bring about the collapse of the British economy by forging ≈£130 million in British bank notes. The notes are considered among the most perfect counterfeits ever produced, and are very difficult to differentiate from legitimate notes. by rkadeYT
That's a lot of tea and biscuits.
binger5 t1_j677mdy wrote
Reply to comment by dalenacio in TIL workers dismantling the wrecked MV Primrose off of North Sentinel Island were confronted by the isolated Sentinelese, but defused the situation by giving them bananas and letting them on board to acquire scrap metal. Workers were visited by the Sentinelese 2-3 times a month for 18 months. by CaptainJZH
I'm the life of the parties.