A prototype Tiger tank was demonstrated to Hitler on his birthday; 20 April 1942. 366 days later, the first complete Tiger 1 fell into Allied hands. It was Tiger 131. …
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Junkers Ju 88 Ju 88A-1 Specifications Crew: Pilot and three gunners/navigators/bomb-aimers Powerplant: Two 1,200 hp Junkers Jumo 211B-1 twelve-cylinder liquid-cooled engines Span: 59 ft 10¾ in (18.25 m) Length: 47 ft 1 in (14.35 …
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Removing blackheads is one of the most satisfying yet misunderstood practices in skincare. While the immediate gratification of “popping” a blackhead is tempting, the wrong technique can lead to permanent scarring, …
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The Ju-87 Stukas were the nearest thing to precision bombers the Germans had, and they were used as such right up until the Battle of Britain. The Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka (from Sturzkampfflugzeug, “dive …
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For the same reason that they decommissioned the Supermarine Spitfire and the Avro Lancaster and all the other aircraft they have flown over the years. It had become obsolete and …
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Of the four planes hijacked on September 11, 2001, Flight 93 was the only one that failed to hit its intended target — in part thanks to the heroism of …
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Horseradish is one of those polarizing ingredients that folks just have to share their opinion on. If you’re not a fan, then this spread is certainly not for you. But, …
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Attending high school has been one of the hallmarks of teenagerdom since the 1930s. As a place to socialize high schools were incubation zones for trends, fads, and even entire …
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A sinfully delicious slider. Photo: 12 Tomatoes Creative Team You might have heard of Mississippi Sin Dip, but if you haven’t, all you need to know is this — “Mississippi …
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After delivering the components of the Hiroshima bomb in 1945, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine, leaving nearly 1,000 men adrift in the middle of the Philippine Sea. When …
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