4 obscure facts from the depths of WWII history. Even Mike might not know these.
Dentist Lytle S. Adams (a personal friend of Eleanor Roosevelt) proposed dropping bomb-laden Mexican free-tailed bats over Japan. The bats were chosen because a single bat could carry a small timed incendiary device, they hibernate in buildings, and …
British intelligence obtained the body of a homeless Welshman named Glyndwr Michael, dressed him as a Royal Marines officer 'Major William Martin,' and planted fake documents suggesting an Allied invasion of Greece instead of Sicily. They even create…
The Great Panjandum was a massive contraption consisting of two 10-foot wooden wheels with rockets attached to the rim, designed to be a self-propelled mine-clearing device. It was tested on beaches in Devon and was an absolute catastrophe. The rocke…
Japan launched over 9,000 Fu-Go balloon bombs across the Pacific using jet streams — the first intercontinental weapons delivery system in history. These paper-mache balloons carried explosive payloads and traveled 6,000 miles in 3-5 days, reaching a…