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[@pointlessvideos2321]

Wojtek was not promoted for his service. He was promoted because when the troops were boarding a plane, they tried to bring wojtek, but they weren’t allowed to because he wasn’t in the military. To get around this, they just promoted him so he would technically be part of the military and he was let on the plane

[@rusdanibudiwicaksono1879]

I dunno which one is more awesome: A bear recognized and immortalized for his service to a country or a band of brothers who just casually gave a rank to their non-human brother because they don't want to left him.

[@scottwpilgrim]

"THIS ISN'T A BEAR!! IT'S.... CORPORAL WOJTEK. HE'S JUST VERY HAIRY. AND ANGRY!!"

[@Gilhelmi]

@@scottwpilgrim he wasn't angry. His name literally translates as "Happy Warrior". He was very happy to do his patriotic duty and served his nation with pride.

[@Hiddenphantom9999]

The Mr. Rogers fact about the fish really made me emotional. A man really caring that much about a deaf girl knowing if the fish are ok. Wow! Most amazing Navy Seal ever.

[@REDFRLegend]

The little girl was blind, not deaf

[@Gryphonzwing]

Blind****

[@TBone4Breakfast]

Fun Fact: Wojtek's name translates roughly to "Happy Warrior"

[@wormbag80]

Awwww

[@scottwpilgrim]

It was said Wojtek singlehandedly turned the tides of the 2nd Artillery Supply Company. He carried 100lbs (45kg) crates of artillery shells to strategic spots. It normally took four men to carry one crate, but he hucked that shit onto his shoulder like he saw the other men doing and walked his tanky self to the trucks and the other crates.

[@General_Kenobi_212]

@@scottwpilgrim "tanky self" lol

[@diablofdb]

they fed him cigarettes tho x.x

[@_.spider._]

I'm polish and from what launguage cause idk

[@RealSpheal]

The Irish/Choctaw relationship, really hits close to home being my wife is both. I still remember when we went to that statue on our honeymoon and almost cried at the beauty. The respect and love both have for one another is so beautiful.

[@yoda105]

Yes! Is it the one in Middletown, Cork? I live in Cork and seen it plenty times. Pity it isn't taught to people abroad

[@crotchwolf1929]

@@yoda105 This was the first I ever heard about this and I'm an American.

[@EpicMiller]

George Washington was 6'5". His wife, Martha was under 5'0". No matter where he was, in a room full of people, she had no problem walking right upto him, grabbing him by the collar and pulling him down to her level to speak to him.

[@tatermister5045]

Good.

[@robertberlin83]

I like that Lichtenstein went to war and came back with more men than they started

[@SkittytheKid]

just like Fire Emblem

[@scottwpilgrim]

Hmmm.

[@scottwpilgrim]

Who the hell are all the extras in my platoon?

[@Rowan_The_Fae]

The real victory was the friends we made along the way.

[@seatbelttruck]

To be fair to the Quakers, solitary confinement was intended as an alternative to beating and starving prisoners for bad behavior, and the psychological damage that could be caused by such confinement was unknown at the time. It's a case of the road to Hell being paved with good intentions, I suppose.

[@GewalfofWivia]

Oh really. The psychological damage was not known you say? I suppose people must have made it "an alternative to beating and starving" for no reason.

[@derrickmeade4891]

@@GewalfofWivia it's more likely they didn't know how severe it could get. They new it caused discomfort but had no knowledge of the lasting effects of repeated use. Cause while they weren't dumb back then they definitely weren't as smart, not saying we are smart, but didn't have access to the degree of knowledge we do. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Then again we have had more time to amass it because that's the past y'know.

[@FriedFreya]

I figured as much. There had to be something they were trying to phase out. Really interesting stuff, thank you. As much as reform is currently needed, it's nice to know what went on before our current way of handling was implemented.

[@wjzav1971]

In the Ottoman Empire, it was customary for a new Sultan to kill all his brothers and half-brothers, to prevent anyone from making a coup-d'etat using them as puppets. One Sultan thought this was inhuman and had his brothers and half-brothers locked in a comfortable building but forbade anyone to speak to them. Good intentions indeed but it lead to these boys growing up to become insane from the lack of social interaction, and other factions would use these insane Sultans as puppets after a coup. Cruel to say, but continuing the practice of killing them would have been the better way for everyone involved.

[@dionysus3963]

Bruh I needed this. The world is dark and grim with way too much violence, it’s nice to hear about these moments of kindness and wholesomeness, at least to keep my sanity afloat and for hope in the world.

[@andrewames247]

1:39 The Bomber's name was called "Ye Olde Pub". It's pilot was named Charlie Brown, and the German pilot who ran escort and cover to get him to safety was named Franz Stigler. It's a wonderful story, and the metal band Sabaton wrote a song about it called "No Bullets Fly". The whole event was called the "Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler Incident"

[@tatermister5045]

Ooh! Sabaton recs!

[@TheHumanShitpost]

Some guy: a bear fought in WWII Me: picturing a grizzly, covered in blood,, tearing through nazis like a force of nature Reality: he was just the chonkiest boy.

[@metaemperor]

Both are wholesome tbh but I like reality in this case just this once 😄

[@longwhitemane]

I have some horse history. It is an historical fact that the only being that survived on the Army's side at the Battle of Little Bighorn was a buckskin horse named Comanche. He was ridden by Capt. Myles Keogh who was killed in the battle. Legend has it that Paul Revere's horse was named, Brown Beauty. She was a Narragansett Pacer and Paul borrowed her from the livery stable & never returned.

[@gayfanta9254]

Julius Ceaser actually pardoned most of his enemies. When he had won a war against Pompey, a roman general, he had planned to pardon him. But Pompeys head was given to him instead. This angered Ceaser so much that he killed the guy who brought the head on the spot.

[@chadfalardeau5396]

Pompey was a good friend and his son in law

[@moop1789]

And because of that; - the siege of Alexandria started - the Bibliotek of Alexandira was accidently burnt down - Agypt was invaded - Kleopatra became queen of agypt After that Cesar and Kleo traveled up the Nile for a few month to show, that they are good friends (and have some sextime) and Kleo became pregnant. Meanwhile in Rome: The guy, Cesar left behind to rule, was shit and fucked up the empire xD

[@elizabethedmonds8127]

This all gave me hope for the world, all in all we ARE peaceful and in the end it’s just human nature to care for and help one another.

[@ADekuKid]

I think this showed that the exact opposite is true. Otherwise these wouldn’t be so surprising.

[@JoeMartinez18]

Yes... but only for our niche group of people

[@tatermister5045]

That's the wonderful thing about humans. We're selfless beyond your wildest dreams and more wicked than you could ever believe. Both.

[@ametsunami4070]

One of the earliest cat names we have is the name of a cat that belonged to anyone ancient Egyptian important guy and it’s name translates to something like “little meower”. (Note that I saw this on the internet so it might not be true)

[@General_Kenobi_212]

that's adorable i hope it's true :)

[@russergee49]

It is in fact true, the name was Nedjem, and it meant something like “sweet” or “pleasant” 😊

[@tatermister5045]

@@russergee49 so the first known cat name was Sweetie. Good.

[@boohooter23]

In Greek mythology, the name Cerberus the 3-headed guard dog to the ancient greek version of hell has his name roughly translated to "spotted". The hellhound's name is actually Spot.

[@estherdenenga5227]

The Choctaw Indians/Ireland story always makes me cry. It’s such a moving story

[@reagancraig1764]

As a Social Studies teacher, I have taught about the Christmas Truce in my classes. I love the story and think it’s important for kids to learn about.

[@lotgc]

I guess this could count, but if you look at history, women and the disabled were often treated very kindly, much more than what we'd like to think.

[@imaad1105]

honestly, the only reason we think that they were treated like some sort of inhumane beast is because the most famous societies and events treated them like such, examples being the Spartans and the Salem witch trials

[@tatermister5045]

@@imaad1105 The Spartans weren't actually all that bad to women, even. All the men were out at war all the time, so women were allowed to run basically everything else. It was encouraged for them to be fit and I'm pretty sure the marrying age was older than Athens. That's not to say things were perfect for Spartan women, I'm sure you could find a few atrocities against them, but I'd rather be a Spartan woman than an Athenian woman.

[@wjzav1971]

A woman in the Middle Ages had more rights then in the 18th-19th century

[@Dredgenvore]

@@tatermister5045 While your point is valid, The Spartans also kept and killed slaves as part of a coming of age ritual

[@tatermister5045]

@@Dredgenvore yeah, overall, it was still a really awful time to be alive.

[@TurtleChad1]

A turtle approves of these wholesome historical facts.

[@shuichisaiharatheshsldrv3q633]

Ur first, cool

[@anuragneelam8527]

A human agrees

[@liamchester8196]

A hero

[@pointlessvideos2321]

If a turtle doesn’t approve then it would be against the law to view them

[@scottwpilgrim]

I only watch if the Shellcialist approves it. No exceptions.

[@craftchild_9151]

Best forgotten fact summed up: soldiers are humans not dehumanized hollywood badguys. 🥲 there are really horrific things in war and war itself, but there are also really good people just following orders under deress (not sure how to spell that).

[@nemesismm1006]

*Duress* And you're right.

[@craftchild_9151]

@@nemesismm1006 thank you. I don’t often get the chance to use my native language and every time i learn helps. 💕👍

[@nemesismm1006]

@@craftchild_9151 No prob. Spelling is about the only thing I'm good at, lol. Nice to know it helped someone.

[@randomstuff8149]

The world: Fighting Mexico: Everyone needs a friend,even an oppressive dictatorship.

[@wschnabel1987]

An online game, Eve Online, started a fundraiser event a couple years ago to promote breast cancer research, and any in game premium currency (plex) is donated to the fund. For context, 500 plex is one month of game time and costs 20 usd. In one month they managed to raise close to a million usd the first year they did this.

[@KlavierMenn]

I know a V E R Y wholesome historical fact: Philadelphia, 1876 is the scenery. In the Centerary Inventors Exhibition, a young inventor by the name of Alexander Graham Bell was presenting his invention, the 'telephone'... but wasn't having much sucess, until a nice old man named Pedro came into his stand and tested his invention. Awed by it he struck a friendship with Alexander and wanted to have one of these marvelous inventions in his house, once they were being fabricated (And fabricated they would be, Pedro would see to it. ) The 'nice, old, Pedro' was, in fact Dom Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil and one of the first persons to ever own a telephone

[@DemonAngelSakina]

Did anyone else start laughing at the 'Ben Franklin almost killed himself trying to electrocute a turkey' fact? It was slipped in, but dear god that's honestly hilarious. Like...that'd be a KZbin video people'd watch religiously. lol

[@warriormaiden9829]

The REALLY funny thing about it? He was right. Electricity is a surprisingly good meat tenderizer. XD

[@havanadaurcy1321]

My grandfather was instrumental in a uni study for now what is termed Ross River fever. He was convinced mosquito breeding areas on either side were spreading it. The local Aboriginal elder backed him up as his people usually got it.

[@davidreynolds9375]

Theodore Roosevelt once had a baby badger tossed to him by a little girl. He kept it as a pet.

[@elyzionite]

Y E E T

[@doomguy4522]

1:30 I would suggest Sabatons' song "No Bullets Fly" for more information on this event. They even throw in some cool facts. It is both a great song and very informative.

[@rena8215]

Thanks Doom Guy, I'm sure music is one of your strong suits

[@TheWhiteDeath13]

Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler Incident Is the American bomber and German fighter. It's actually kinda sad they don't teach it.

[@sickboy481]

The book is called "A Higher Call"

[@TheWhiteDeath13]

@@sickboy481 and there's a song by sabaton called 'no bullets fly'

[@salijayehinsen2892]

I love Mr. Rogers. Even though he came and went well before my time. My parents are members of the generation that grew up with his show and introduced me to him around 22 years old with a musical theater program thing at Rollins College where my uncle's first wife teaches. Mr. Rogers was a Rollins alum.

[@MarkusxJxKeetz]

The bomber they are talking about, is covered by the band Sabaton. No Bullets Fly.

[@ricardosilva7594]

From down below one enemy’s spotted

[@DOMDZ90911]

Fun fact: Horses are actually native to north america but they went extinct there around 11,000 - 13,000 years ago. It wasn't until the conquistadors came when horses were reintroduced. So in a way it was a kind of home-coming.

[@Aralaas]

That last one sounds like a bad cover story for when they got found out. "Is this a weird sex thing?" "NO! No, it's a... christian... thing..." "..." "..." "..." "...Do you want to scratch my belly?"

[@amusing4me257]

That little add on to the Quakers one; yes they invented solitary environment because they wanted people to take time to reflect with the Bible. But when they realize the effects of that they immediately got rid of it. It does make one wonder why it brought back when I was deemed a failure since Way back then

[@scottwpilgrim]

Because the prisons in the states are privatized and they make more money the longer/more prisoners stay/incarcerate. Nothing keeps you in prison longer like going crazy in the hole in the wall.

[@amusing4me257]

@@scottwpilgrim I... oh wow....

[@wesleythomas7125]

The Christmas Truce always brings a tear to my eye...

[@shrek562]

Personally... I think they should teach about me in school😏😌 Totally not biased

[@christicha8692]

You are love... You are life..

[@shrek562]

@@christicha8692 *yes*

[@LordBloodraven]

Declaring Mr. Rogers a historical figure makes me feel old, but I'm okay with that if it means everyone knows how awesome the guy was.

[@hannahstant6777]

I’m actually happy that my US history teacher taught us about the candy bomber.

[@Dohyden2]

Stopping to brew beer is pretty important. It keeps the water drinkable, since normal water would become contaminated.

[@foxramen]

How about the fact that not all people who were sold as slaves remained slaves, some were freed and given the opportunity to own land, goods, and servants. Some even owned businesses, and slaves.

[@disappointedramsay1152]

During WW1, a British soldier saw an fatally injured German soldier on the battlefield, but instead of terminating him, rescued him and brought him to medical aid. The soldier had been caught in a shell blast and as a result, was wounded badly and also temporarily blinded. However, he made it out alive. This story always never ceases to amaze me. The sheer humanity in some people. /s

[@heynhamnham]

The pirate queen Grace O'Malley was so strong that even Elizabeth I considered her as equal. At a young age she already was leading castles, territories and men.

[@yourfinestlocalidiot]

Ivory Coast is so addicted to soccer they temporarily stopped a war? Nice.

[@articsebas]

Well, you have to understand one thing. This was the first World Cup ever Ivory Coast qualified to, and by the time it had a strong side, so it was understandable.

[@metarcee2483]

Viking law stated that if a man was going to take revenge on his enemy, he could not do so if there were women or children nearby.

[@Obstgeist7]

Once saw a documentary about a sunken island in northern germany (Rungholdt) . A british plane crashed among the ruins in the wadden sea during the second world war. The pilot knew he would drown within the next 6 hours. He found an old flute in the mud and stsrted playing it. Duchess Diana von Reventlow-Criminil, who lived on the nearby mini-island Süderoog, found the pilot and brought him home, saving his live. They couldnt understand a word the other one said. But she hid him for two weeks until he went on his way trying to get back to england. The part about the flute is disputed, but the duchess defineatly hid the pilot.

[@Itried20takennames]

Quakers did focus on solitary confinement in prison (Penn State Prison), but it was well meant, if misguided. The thought was that if in groups prisoners would just gossip, fight, pick on the weak and learn other criminal skills, but if by themselves they would pray, think about their life and mistakes, find themselves, etc.....and thereby be rehabilitated. It was more expensive to have private cells and it was considered a luxury at the time.

[@josiahricafrente585]

I heard about the bagpipe player at D-Day. It was said that he never ran while playing his pipes, because apparently, pipers never run when playing. Same thing with the kilt. You must always wear a kilt when playing or something like that.

[@jayn9559]

This should be a sub category for History/socialstudies, calling it.... Humility

[@parslara5367]

1:30 You just have to listen to Sabaton to know that one (No bullets fly)

[@AzraelThanatos]

The bit about Napoleon's height is wrong about where it came from. While he was average height, his bodyguard were really big guys for the time, which made him look small in comparison.

[@MrKaiju-sr8wu]

Seeing ragnar in the thumbnail brings me back man. My dad and I have been watching the whole series since I was about 11-12, I’m now 19 and we’re awaiting HBOmax to arrive in our country to see the finale threw. Rest in peace Ragnar, May you dine in Valhalla until Ragnarok arrives...

[@blackstone1a]

In the 1980s, almost 30 years after the end of steam locomotives in the United States, the Union Pacific’s restored steam locomotive 844 was on a test run following an overhaul when an 11 thousand ton freight train ground to a halt on a hill due to an issue with the third diesel locomotive. The Crew of 844 offered to fill in for the third engine, which worried the crew of the freight train, who thought the 1944 locomotive would be too weak. The crew of 844 simply responded “How do you think we did it before diesels?”, and shoved the train over the hill, there’s a video on youtube somewhere of the evening.

[@twotailedavenger]

It did it again just recently.

[@DrGeorgePBurdell-USN-1701]

Franklin, Adams, and Jefferson were never in France at the same time. Adams never went. He, in fact, was the first American ambassador to the British, and was warmly welcomed by King George III

[@captainprincess5943]

What?! Yes. Adams went to France twice! During the Revolutionary War he served in France and Holland in diplomatic roles, and helped negotiate the treaty of peace. From 1785 to 1788 he was minister to the Court of St. James’s, returning to be elected Vice President under George Washington. www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/john-adams/#:~:text=During%20the%20Revolutionary%20War%20he,Vice%20President%20under%20George%20Washington.

[@chanaleahsteinberg2645]

Vikings travels with long haired cats. Today they are the Norwegian forest cat.

[@andidreyes5323]

Mr. Rogers wrote back to everyone who wrote to him. He kept up with all of his pen pals, even sending cards to adult pen pals for their birthdays until he died.

[@ricardosilva7594]

When Catherine of Bragança from Portugal went to marry King Charles II (1662-1685) she asked for a cup of tea but at that time the brits didn't have access to tea so they served her an ale similar to beer and like that the British introduced the Portuguese to beer and the Portuguese traded tea from the Indian colonies with Britain.

[@swatisahu143]

I saw this online once and I’m not sure if it is true but apparently there was this battle between the Egyptians and Persians. The Persians knew that the Egyptians loved cats so they threw cats at the Egyptians during the battle. The Persians ended up winning and took over Egypt.

[@georgespencer8429]

When several withdrawn BR steam locomotives turned up at a scrapyard in Hull in 1968, the owner kept one of them for posterity. 45305 was eventually named "Alderman A E Draper" after him, and was used in a 45th anniversary recreation of the last steam train to run on British Railways - it had originally been due to take part in the original back in 1968, but had failed at the last minute.

[@cathpalug1221]

9:03 the one that want war is often not the soldier but the brass who didn't even touch the frontlines.

[@MsCassidy23]

As a Catholic, that last one sounds strangely accurate.

[@eldupont3095]

I need sources on these pirates that were hardcore against SA, cuz they are DEFINITELY portrayed as super happy to partake in that.

[@captainprincess5943]

Each captain had their own articles of behavior. It outlines how the loot would be divided and what was acceptable while serving under that captain. Each crew member had to understand and sign the contract. Most did not tolerate violence against women, and some even provided the crew with working girls while at port. Each captain also had their own flag they designed and displayed. Not all were a simple skull and crossbones.

[@auroraice9360]

15:10 Norway also gives one to Edinburgh every year too, I gets put on a street called The Mound, just behind the Scottish National Gallery, I’ve known about the tree longer than I’ve known about Norway itself

[@firockfinion3326]

That last story is just another showing that furries have been around for a lot longer than people probably realize. See also: The depictions of the ancient Eygptian pantheon.

[@meduh9399]

8:50 omg I LITERELLY learnt about this TODAY in online learning ahah

[@oliviasayshi7517]

The one brag I can do is that I know Gale Halverson, or Hal, as he likes to be called. He meets people and calls them “Sunshine” and is the sweetest spirit you could ever meet. I got to meet him on a church mission then I worked in the assisted living home he lived in, by complete coincidence!

[@gwenthedecent]

11:43 This reminds me of the instant truce I make with friendlies in FFA lobbies. If they are being malicious trolls that’s one thing and I will focus them for it. But it’s hard to fight someone who is just spamming voice lines. Easier to wave hi and move on to other targets than figure out why they aren’t playing. Interesting to see that same mentality in an actual war story.

[@hannearwenmeister7603]

I don't know if this is tought in school : In 1914 there was an unauthorized peaceagreement between the soldiers in WW1 for Christmas eve and the christmas days. In the morning of the 27th they first shot a warning shot and then war began again.Some say the enemys had a christmasparty together. My sister wrote a poetry slam about that in 7th grade.

[@VoidPetsBack]

1:21 There's a Sabaton song about this called No Bullets Fly.

[@alphabetagamma4142]

India and Pakistan share the same blood. We may have been terribly divided by narrow minded politicians over the last few decades, but we're still the same people who've lived together for thousands of years.

[@TheWhiteDeath13]

Another funny story was from the Vietnam War 'the greatest beer run' were a man traveled to Vietnam just to give his friends beer

[@AViewCado69420]

Nothing stops a man from opening a cold one with the boys, even if it's on the other side of the world

[@TheWhiteDeath13]

@@AViewCado69420 the funny thing is he lied about being in the military and was still able to give most of his friends beer

[@audreyargon7784]

Should teach them how to properly spell "taught"

[@rayshelld791]

Hahahahaha

[@StrikaAmaru]

1:30 Sabaton has a song about it -- 'No Bullets Fly'. 9:00 War: where young men, who don't know each other, kill each other on the orders of old men who know each other very well.

[@shopahauliquewithjacquelin7025]

George Washington could free an enemies dog, but not his own slaves.

[@DrGeorgePBurdell-USN-1701]

Correct. Virginia law at the time prohibited him from doing so. The earliest he could do it was, well, when he died. Which is exactly what he did.

[@shopahauliquewithjacquelin7025]

@@DrGeorgePBurdell-USN-1701 I would need to see a proper source. Plus, Washington DC was not in a state, so he had options.

[@rebeccaanderson8544]

These stories heal my heart, thank you for sharing!! 😊❤️❤️❤️

[@henrikkjuus90]

I must question how better fed Napoleons contemporaries could have been, particularly in relation to difference in social status and wealth. I mean, the Boneparte family were never really "rich" before Napoleons acsention, but they were, none the less, corsican nobility

[@juliagoodwin9510]

Pretty much anything Mister Rogers did. The man was a Saint.

[@tairabanzu]

As a Native American (Navajo) I didn't expect to learn that Ireland is currently helping us during this epidemic, including other tribes.

[@legospritesanddb]

1:25 The names of the pilots were Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler. Here is a video and song about them. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqTPgGBpfMyYpLs

[@Hektols]

Charlie Brown? Now can't help but picture Franz Stigler as Pilot Snoopy.

[@伊紹菲]

11:42 and then you have Jack Churchill, who also played bagpipes at some point during WWII

[@austint7533]

I literally never could have put together ppl in the Balkans and Mexican soap operas....

[@kristofevarsson6903]

1:21 Sabaton fans, unite!

[@michaelsilver253]

PA was not founded by Quakers, though it was the first colony to instate full Religious Freedom and Quakers were some very early settlers and are still present today. William Penn was just a champ

[@NerdZplayingGameZ]

The thing about Bill Millan is true, but he isn't called Bill Millan. His actual Name is Jack Churchill or 'Mad Jack'

[@General_Kenobi_212]

We obviously didn't learn any of this in school the only reason i knew even a fraction of these was that i was a history buff Honestly the schools here in the US are completely useless they don't teach anything useful, meaningful, or even how to properly succeed in life. There are no classes about filing taxes, managing a checkbook, career planning, family planning ect almost all of the curriculum has a subtle or even blatant political agenda and only shows 1 side to a story, if you ask questions the teachers either 1. don't know 2.don't care or 3. yell at/punish you for not being a good little cog in the machine, there were very few teachers that actually cared and they were all young new teachers and most of them didn't last long. Whats messed up is this sounds exaggerated like there's no way this could be true but it is. So many of my former classmates years after graduating are working dead end jobs when their dreams didn't pan out(myself included and am trying to find a better future for myself), are horribly in debt, tragically dead from from serving overseas in pointless wars, had kids they didn't plan for and are having trouble taking care of, or are in jail or dead from drug use. And i live in a supposedly nice part of the US

[@captainprincess5943]

I learned all of that stuff in my American high school. I learned about budgeting and taxes and even filled out a mock 4240EZ in Economics. I was taught household management, including simple garment repair and how to follow a recipe in Home Economics. I guess it's an outdated curriculum, like cursive.

[@KatieSandell-o2o]

No matter how much evil there is in the world today and throughout history, there will always be good too

[@lillyvonshtup7314]

Me Rodgers has always been our Pittsburgh treasure..

[@NathanSimonGottemer]

“For we are not devils and we are not angels. Where man’s vice lies in his capacity for hate, his virtue lies in his capacity for love.” -Someone, probably

[@luchia4tom134]

you definitely ^.^

[@ivangenov6782]

During the battle of Berlin, hitler ordered all remaining soldiers,generals, anyone who could fight to defend berlin from the attacking soviets, however Walther Wenck (hope I spelled right) a german general, did not approve this and thought it was pointless, instead he used his army to open a corridor from Berlin to the river Elbe, and save as many civillians as possible from the wrath of the soviets, he succeeded and surrendered to the allies in the west, he saved 250 000 civilians

[@mugenokami2201]

Hearts of iron was bout that

[@ivangenov6782]

@@mugenokami2201 you mean the song by sabaton?

[@mugenokami2201]

@@ivangenov6782 yup

[@MaddysinLeigh]

Mr Rogers’ wholesomeness could make a whole thread

[@tactishovel2247]

Here's a wholesome story! The aftermath of The Beast of Omaha: During the storming of Normandie, Henrich Severloh was German soldier who served the 302 Infantry Division, and was stationed at a machine gun post in Resistance Nest 62. (a German stronghold) When the Americans began rushing in, he opened fire... and never stopped. He reportedly fired for 9 hours non-stop, only pausing to reload or wait for his gun to cool off. Even then, he used a rifle to pick off soldiers attempting to take advantage of his pauses. He ended up killing well over 1,000 men. Unfortunately, he had to use anti-air rounds due to his standard ammo supply running out, which meant that every 5th round he fired was a tracer round, which ended up getting Resistance Nest 62 shelled by artillery, and he was forced to retreat. He was captured and served as a P.O.W., but he was eventually released back Germany and to his family's farm. Here's the wholesome bit. He eventually contacted an American soldier by the name of David Silva, whom Severloh had shot three times back on Omaha Beach. The two became close friends, and the author Alexander Czogalla even wrote a documentary about their friendship, "Path of Forgiveness: A Long Way Back to Omaha Beach."

[@destroyerinazuma96]

The first legally licensed female doctor in Japan was a badass.

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Yess Balkan war stopped for an hour for Marisol. Each day.

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Love how you used Ragnar's violent self for the thumbnail of a wholesome video.

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My hope for humanity has been restored and my day has been saved

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18:25 JFK didn't die in a hospital.

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1:31 sabaton made a song about this

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5:27 long ago, i drove a transit bus, and was one of the Nice Drivers. anyone who's ridden a bus knows how evil they can be. during storms, i'd hold my bus at transfers so passenger dropped off for other routes had shelter, mornings a couple dozen KrispyKreme donuts on the front row, and said Hello to everyone boarding. it was just habit. i didn't know how much it was noticed, until years later i was driving a heavy-wrecker for the state, and a mother and her crew of 5 kids were trying to cross the street as the light changed. she worriedly looked up at the huge truck towing the tractor-trailer and her face lit up "Look, guys! It's Mr Rogers!!" lots of waving and happy smiles. i hadn't known about the knick-name, but made me warm inside! 9:05 FALSE. the Allied general staff had the soldiiers stay in their trenches the next day, and when all the germans came out to celebrate, machine-gunned them down by the thousands.

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6:35 I'm just glad to hear that there *was* someone who opposed it. Everything I've read made it sound like people were just like "Austria? Czechoslovakia? No, we don't want another war, thanks. You can have that. Wait, Poland? Nope, too far." I still don't understand why Poland was the lynchpin.

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from what I remember, it all had to do with military alliances. Someone had an alliance with Poland, and once that country went to war, THEIR allies got pulled in, and it went on like a domino effect.

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"A person is a person, no matter how small". Atoms?

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That guy that drops candy has the same birthday as me :)

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advanced happy birthday

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As a big fan of “Vikings,” that thumbnail made me happy