Bring back the RPT
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By the time the United States entered World War I, 100 years ago today, the conflict had been raging in Europe for nearly three years. It was to become one of the deadliest wars in human history, claiming more than 15 million lives.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/04/mapping-world-war-one-centennial/
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/04/mapping-world-war-one-centennial/
Was anyone else staightup not taught about World War I in K-12? It's crazy to me that I wasn't taught it AT ALL in high school. That war shaped and changed so much about the course of history, including conflicts in the Middle East today.
We didn't talk about it much. Mostly just WWII.
ETA: I'm comparing how much WWI was talked about as compared to WWII. Obviously we talked about the American Revolution and the Civil War. Other wars (War of 1812, Vietnam, etc.) were barely discussed.
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The only thing I remember from K-12 is the Pythagorean Theorem and how the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.
I LOL'd!! And don't forget... "30 days have September, April, June, and November."
Honestly one of the most useful things I learned.
So you guys have completely forgotten your ABD's and 124's?
My Great-Grandfather, Pvt Dewey Young, was reported as MIA during the Battle of Belleau Wood on June 20th, 1918. He is commemorated at Arlington Cemetery. He never met his youngest son, my grandfather.
I didn't want to "like" this, but I appreciate your poast and your family (and your) service to our country.
Glad you were OK
Disclaimer for the queasy: The crew of this boat survived. The boat, not so much.
Might be out of his league.
There is actually a hilarious thread about this dog, named Kenneth, by We Rate Dogs on Twitter. Click through the tweet below to see the periodic updates about Kenneth's harrowing experience.Get me out of this bubble!
That's awesome. @dog_rates is where I saw it but I hadn't read the whole thread.
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This is a real pool. If you ever wanted to know what it was like to walk off the side of a building this is where you need to go.
This is a real pool. If you ever wanted to know what it was like to walk off the side of a building this is where you need to go.
Reminds me of the Tower Bridge in London:
I have no problem with heights, but something about walking on glass hundreds of feet in the air doesn't appeal to me.Reminds me of the Tower Bridge in London:
Ya, on our way up the bridge I figured I'd have no problem at all, and the GF would be the one that would be too scared to go on it. But she had no problem and I was the one that was hesitant at first. It's not a fear of heights - just something in your head that makes it feel unsafe stepping onto something you can see through.
Is that @heelz2345 ?This is a real pool. If you ever wanted to know what it was like to walk off the side of a building this is where you need to go.
Well played, sir. For the sake of the folks below, let's hope not.
For the sake of Heelz2345 I can tell you he isn't the one in that pool. I would be straight up terrified
Yeah, especially with his loose drawers sliding off in the pool.
April 12, 1861.... Civil War begins with the attack on Fort Sumter.
I resemble this picture except for the smoking and mine is half of that # today!
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