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"Temper, temper"

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 During the Korean War, the U.S.S Wisconsin (an American battleship) was lightly hit by North Korean artillery shells (which didn't even cause any casualties but only injured 3 men) The American battleship responded with the firing of all 16 guns, completely OBLITERATING the Nort Korean outpost.  An escort ship nearby signalled the phrase "Temper, temper" or in other words, "Calm down, gang" 

Historical things YOU can spot in old American houses that may not make sense today

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 Phone nooks - An alcove set in the wall that was designed for an old telephone and to keep phone numbers and books needed like the Yellow Pages.  They were last seen in the 1990s and maybe some old houses. Ice boxes-  Before refrigerators, ice companies used to sell ice to households where they would store it in either dedicated rooms or boxes to store them.  I'm not sure if we can confuse them with the ice box you carry on a road-trip but, you can say they are quite similar but not really. HOW WE CAN MAKE THEM RELEVANT NOW-  Phone nooks can be made into a charging area for smart-phones and a bookshelf because you need to put that darn phone down and read a book sometime.  Ice boxes still exist nowadays so there's not really much I could say so maybe you can use one of those to keep your drinks chilled, like your Red Bull energy drinks. (This blog doesn't endorse drinking of alcoholic beverages because it's bad for your health and causes you to spontaneous...

Lunar Knight in Shining Armour

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  In 1933 , the British Interplanetary Society was founded where they thought of ideas and worked on the British space program way before the space race between the Americans and the Soviets. One of their ideas was a very unique design for a space suit and a very classy one at that. They designed a suit of armour fit for a knight and even gave the outfit a walking stick that could be turned into a seat whenever needed.

The Standard Beaverette

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  The British designed a small armoured vehicle (built by the Standard Motor Company) used by the British Home Guard in WW2 commissioned by Lord Beaverbrook  (hence the name) of the Ministry of Aircraft Production (dissolved in 1946) which was meant to be a small tank but ended up with a top speed of more than 30 kmph less than a German Panzer IV (which had a top speed of around or more than 40 kmph) And it was armed with two machine guns- the Vickers and the Bren gun. It wasn't really much faster than a tank but consider it an early armoured civilian vehicle, as critics claim.