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Pontifical Swiss Guard in the hallway of the Vatican City, 2017 (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks).

Vatican City: The State Without An Army

Trivia Jan 28
SASEBO, Japan (April 21, 2009) Sailors at Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS) stand in ranks during a service dress white inspection by Capt. Francis Xavier Martin, commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl/Released)

This Is Why Sailors Wear Their Iconic Black Neckerchief

Trivia Jan 27
Purple-dyed silk and murex. ©R. Tanaka / Flickr

In Ancient Rome Snail Mucus Was More valuable than Gold

History Jan 26
Justin O. Schmidt, the one who made the Schmidt Sting Pain Index which categorizes the pain level of insect stings/bites. Photo courtesy of Justin Schmidt/NPR

The Schmidt Sting Pain Index Tells You How Painful Insect Stings Are

Trivia Jan 25
V-J Day in Times Square Photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt. 1945 (from Life Magazine)

The Romantic Sailor’s Kiss… Or so We Thought

History Jan 25
Colonel Sanders during a visit to Tehran sometime in the 1970s.

Is Colonel Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken A Real Colonel?

History Jan 23
Elvis Presley serving in the Military when he was in Germany (Wikimedia Commons)

Five Iconic Musicians Who Served In The Military!

World Jan 23
Gunnery Sergeant Shawn D. Angell is a Platoon Sergeant (correct U.S. Marine Corps term) at the Officer Candidate School aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., dedicated to training, educating, evaluating, and screening the many candidates who go through the course and turning them into Marine leaders.

Does Blood Really Make Grass Grow Like What Your DI Said?

Trivia Jan 22
Edelweiss Leontopodium alpinum, is one of the best-known European mountain flowers, belonging to the sunflower family. Böhringer Friedrich, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Even Today, The Edelweiss Flower Remains The Mark Of A True Soldier In Germany

History Jan 15
720th Special Tactics Group airmen jump.

Terms Only Those Who Served in The Air Force Will Understand

Entertainment Jan 12
Frithjof, the Viking of Norway - and Roland, the paladin of France (1899)

Viking Named Sigurd the Mighty Was Killed in A Less Mighty Way

History Jan 10
Crew of a British X class midget submarine, part of the British Pacific Submarine Fleet, at his action station.

What It’s Like to Be In a Submarine During WWII

History Jan 10
The Pirate Publisher—An International Burlesque that has the Longest Run on Record by Joseph Ferdinand Keppler.

Female Pirates Who Once Ruled the High Seas

History Jan 08
Meditation. Photo by cottonbro from Pexels

Meditation Exercises: Your Brain’s Workout

Life Jan 06
Larry Walters in his Inspiration I. (AP Photo / San Pedro News Pilot)

Larry’s Lawn Chair Launch

History Jan 04
War dance, New Zealand.

Rituals Performed By Cultures Before War

History Jan 03
Götz von Berlichingen.

The Legendary Origins Of The Term “Kiss My Ass”

History Dec 31
Soldiers with the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colorado, try the pizza MRE in 2014. (David Kamm/U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center)

An MRE Pizza exists, Be Afraid-Be Very Afraid

Trivia Dec 30
Flak Tower. Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-656-6103-09 / Morocutti / CC-BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The Mighty Flak Tower Of Power

History Dec 29
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to C/Company, 5th Regimental Combat Team (RCT-5) 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, man defensive fighting position in Northern Kuwait, wearing Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear.

MOPP Gear is Proving That Not All Heroes Wear Capes

Gear Dec 29