St. Thomas in Thrissur, Kerala

 

When St. Thomas the Apostle visited Kerala (in India), he performed many miracles for the people living there.

One popular example is Chatukulam ("The Lake of the Whip" or so) which was created after St. Thomas used a whip on some barren land to turn it into a river.

Upon speaking to people, I have also uncovered that the other miracle that was seen by the people was how St. Thomas made water float in thin air.

"Simply Clever"

 

Skoda (yes, the car company) produced tanks for Czechoslovakia to help them defend themselves during the Second World War.

Some of them were designed even before the Second World War, during the early 1930s or so.

Lockheed CL- 1201

 

During the Cold War, the U.S designed an aircraft carrier but there was a twist to it- the aircraft carrier would be an even larger aircraft AND it would be nuclear- powered too.
This design would not be built, but it would inspire the designs of some fictional aircrafts. 
This large aircraft was designed to carry many fighter jets, as they say.

Banzai Charge

 

We all know this renowned story of that very famous Japanese strategy in war where Japanese soldiers in WW2 charged forward with such ferocity and rage with no regard for their own lives- or the enemy's life, for that matter.
This was called the banzai charge because they often screamed the word "banzai" as they ran towards enemy soldiers.

Just one thing, though. Recently, I have learnt that they don't charge blindly in rage or without any cover.
Banzai charges were often heavily defended by mortars and machine guns. 

And not every Japanese officer or general liked the idea of a banzai charge and they were often only seen as a last stand.

Banzai charges were believed to be a last ditch effort, as some say.

One example of a Japanese general who didn't agree with this strategy of war was- General Kuribayashi. 
Unfortunately, some of his officers did not think the same as him.

The General's Dog (War for American Independence)

 

In Pennsylvania and on the year 1777, a British general (General Howe) had lost his dog during the battle and the dog was found by a group of American soldiers who wanted to keep the dog as some sort of a prank.

But, the American general Washington disagreed with the soldiers and sent the British dog back to Howe with a lovely note attached. 

(image not related to dog mentioned) 

How the Ottoman Empire Became a Haven for Jews

 

During the late 1400s, King Ferdinand of Spain exiled the Jewish population.

The Ottomans knew how good the Jewish people were with finances and saw this as an economic opportunity, so they invited all of them to stay and work in important positions.

Eventually, this lead to the Ottoman Empire having one of the largest Jewish populations and made it a haven for them. 

Operation Praying Mantis

 On 1988, after a U.S ship had sustained minor damages with no casualties due to an Iranian mine, the United States responded so heavily that they wiped out half of the Iranian navy.
Iran was so upset that they ended up suing the United States but the International Court of Justice dismissed all charges.

It was also reportedly said that a Russian ship was present during the conflict- but they watched the whole scene unfolding.