Horses in World War 2
2023-05-20
1 million more horses served in World War 2 than World War 1 (2.5 million to 1.5 million).
That is from the The Rest Is History episode on the Year 1940.
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100% of WW2 civilian deaths on the US mainland were from balloon attacks
2023-05-14
Six civilians died on the US mainland during World War II, all from a balloon bomb launched in Japan that landed in Eastern Oregon. These were the only civilian deaths of the war on the US mainland
India fact of the day
2023-05-13
Since 2012, @timesofindia could have run a daily headline:
— Hannah Ritchie (@_HannahRitchie) February 5, 2023
"130,000 Indians gained access to electricity today".
Every *day*. https://t.co/kOlkl9zlVZ
Swiss cheese
2023-05-13
American cheese was invented in Switzerland by two food chemists, Walter Gerber and Fritz Stettler. Apparently it's made from emmental with sodium citrate added to extend the shelf life.
Discovered via the Kroger App (not joking! they have crazy interesting food facts on their loading screen) and confirmed via Thrillist.
The other Winston Churchill
2023-05-12
This is the clearest evidence yet that we’re living in a simulation. I learned recently that there was an American Winston Churchill, who was also a politician.
The American Winston Churchill won election to and served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1903 and 1905 and lost the Republican primary for governor in 1906.
Even more amazing, the two Winstons met in 1900, where the British Winston said to the American Winston: “I mean to be Prime Minister of England, it would be a great lark if you were President of the United States at the same time.”
For this discovery, I thank Robert Cottrell, founding editor of The Browser, who included it in one of his recent emails to subscribers.