Interesting Wikipedia articles?

Interesting Wikipedia articles?

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stevesingo

4,858 posts

223 months

Wednesday 19th November 2014
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enjo

339 posts

139 months

Thursday 20th November 2014
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From the interesting boat pic thread:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Deadlight

FredClogs

14,041 posts

162 months

mrtwisty

3,057 posts

166 months

Thursday 20th November 2014
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9 posts up chum.... and that's a repost as well!



FredClogs

14,041 posts

162 months

Thursday 20th November 2014
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mrtwisty said:
9 posts up chum.... and that's a repost as well!
A good story is worth telling again and again...

MissChief

7,112 posts

169 months

Thursday 20th November 2014
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Wing Commander said:
The world's biggest diamond heist

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antwerp_Diamond_Heist

With a really interesting version from the kingpin of it all

http://archive.wired.com/politics/law/magazine/17-...
Cheers. Passed a small chunk of my afternoon.

PanzerCommander

5,026 posts

219 months

Monday 24th November 2014
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Hugo a Gogo

23,378 posts

234 months

Tuesday 25th November 2014
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not wikipedia, but thought it would fit here

the awesome chinese military shovel
http://maximumsurvival.net/chinese-military-shovel...

Asterix

24,438 posts

229 months

Tuesday 25th November 2014
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Hugo a Gogo said:
not wikipedia, but thought it would fit here

the awesome chinese military shovel
http://maximumsurvival.net/chinese-military-shovel...
Cool - but in true Chinese fashion, there has to be an element of 'rip off' involved. I nominate 'The Great Escape' theme tune... hehe

FredClogs

14,041 posts

162 months

Wednesday 26th November 2014
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Frozen dead grandpa day colorado.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_Dead_Guy_Days

WTF!

Hugo a Gogo

23,378 posts

234 months

Friday 5th December 2014
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Lauri Törni - Finnish soldier to Waffen SS Hauptsturmführer to escaping British PoW camp to US Special Forces, buried in Arlington Cemetary
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauri_T%C3%B6rni

simoid

19,772 posts

159 months

Friday 5th December 2014
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Asterix said:
Hugo a Gogo said:
not wikipedia, but thought it would fit here

the awesome chinese military shovel
http://maximumsurvival.net/chinese-military-shovel...
Cool - but in true Chinese fashion, there has to be an element of 'rip off' involved. I nominate 'The Great Escape' theme tune... hehe
Everyone should watch that demonstration video hehe

dudleybloke

19,845 posts

187 months

simoid

19,772 posts

159 months

Friday 5th December 2014
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dudleybloke said:
Is that the article about the low level noise that keeps appearing on this thread?

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dudleybloke

19,845 posts

187 months

Friday 5th December 2014
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simoid said:
Is that the article about the low level noise that keeps appearing on this thread?

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Oh hum.


RobinBanks

17,540 posts

180 months

Saturday 6th December 2014
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ash73 said:
simoid said:
Asterix said:
Hugo a Gogo said:
not wikipedia, but thought it would fit here

the awesome chinese military shovel
http://maximumsurvival.net/chinese-military-shovel...
Cool - but in true Chinese fashion, there has to be an element of 'rip off' involved. I nominate 'The Great Escape' theme tune... hehe
Everyone should watch that demonstration video hehe
I think I've found my Christmas pressie!
What is 'isoltion belt'? 5:50

simoid

19,772 posts

159 months

Sunday 7th December 2014
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Have we had this chap?

WWII soldier, businessman afterwards. Died last month at a fair age.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Macpherson

Got up to a ridiculous amount of mischief in small guerilla groups behind enemy lines which is the interesting part smile

Rotary Madness

2,285 posts

187 months

Sunday 7th December 2014
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Hugo a Gogo said:
Lauri Törni - Finnish soldier to Waffen SS Hauptsturmführer to escaping British PoW camp to US Special Forces, buried in Arlington Cemetary
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauri_T%C3%B6rni
The man really hated communists.

Stedman

7,225 posts

193 months

Monday 8th December 2014
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simoid said:
Have we had this chap?

WWII soldier, businessman afterwards. Died last month at a fair age.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Macpherson

Got up to a ridiculous amount of mischief in small guerilla groups behind enemy lines which is the interesting part smile
'He brazenly toured the countryside in a black Citroën with a Union Flag pennant on one side and a Croix de Lorraine on the other'

hehe