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One of the craziest things about Unit 731 is the fact that all those doctors who did all those inexcusable things are now the heads of ALL the hospitals and medical schools in Japan.

doubt it.

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03-14-2010 , 05:48 PM

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wiper

still catching up

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Originally Posted by ikestoys

doubt it.

you apparently have your anti-avatar-hypnotizing suit on.

i believe anything he says, and if not, 'sweet ass inya face'.

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03-14-2010 , 05:59 PM

#303

27offsuit

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Sorry. Some.

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Some former members of Unit 731 became part of the Japanese medical establishment. Dr. Masaji Kitano led Japan's largest pharmaceutical company, the Green Cross. Others headed U.S.-backed medical schools or worked for the Japanese health ministry. Shiro Ishii in particular moved to Maryland to work on bio-weapons research.

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03-14-2010 , 06:09 PM

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Not_In_My_Name

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1953 Iranian coup d'état - Operation Ajax

Something you won't typically hear or read about in the MSM. British and US backed a coup d'etat to knock over the democratically elected government of Iran because they nationalized the oil supply of the country. After which the US and Britain backed the brutal dictatorship of the Shah, who amassed a terrible human rights record, and who ruled until the Iranian revolution of 1979 when Ayatollah Al-Khomeini came to power.

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03-14-2010 , 06:33 PM

#305

wiper

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risks to civilization

Carl mf'in Sagan

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03-15-2010 , 02:45 AM

#306

ikestoys

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Wikipedia Racing

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A fun little game to play, where two or more people set a starting page and an ending page, both of which are titles of articles on Wikipedia. Then, using only the links within the text of the article, the goal is to find a way to the ending page before your competitor(s).

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03-15-2010 , 05:21 AM

#307

Parole Officer

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Some of you younger ones may not remember this Cult's mass suicide in southern California.

Such a weird story even by today's standards, the leader had his testicles removed.... by choice!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven%...gious_group%29

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03-15-2010 , 11:08 AM

#308

W0X0F

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Originally Posted by Parole Officer

Strange but true tidbit about this one: the head guy of that cult, Marshall Applewhite, was in my mother's high school graduating class (1949 iirc) at Corpus Christi High School and she showed me where he signed her yearbook. She said she didn't really know him but they had a small class and he was a nice, shy guy, so she let him sign her yearbook.

For the brief period when this was big news, my mother probably could have gotten some bucks and her 15 minutes by contacting one of the gossip rags (the 24 hour news monster wasn't nearly as big then as it is now).

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03-15-2010 , 12:04 PM

#309

Matt Williams

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

I think this is awesome and gorgeous. Definitely worth checking out the pictures on full resolution.

Check out the Washington Tree. What's nuts about it is that it lost more than 1/2 it's height due to a fire and it's still growing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Tree

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03-15-2010 , 01:01 PM

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Check out the Washington Tree. What's nuts about it is that it lost more than 1/2 it's height due to a fire and it's still growing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Tree

from the article: "In September 2003, a lightning-caused fire damaged the crown of the tree. This fire was left to burn, to simulate natural conditions in the forest."

that's lame if true

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03-15-2010 , 01:15 PM

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Matt Williams

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from the article: "In September 2003, a lightning-caused fire damaged the crown of the tree. This fire was left to burn, to simulate natural conditions in the forest."

that's lame if true

No, that's completely standard. I've been to Yosemite and they will tell you that these trees have a natural ******ant to fire. As a matter of fact, it's how the seeds open up.

If it were a man-made fire, I'm sure they would have put it out.

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03-15-2010 , 02:10 PM

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Valentich Disappearance

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

The Valentich disappearance is a mysterious event that occurred on 21 October 1978, in which 20-year-old Frederick Valentich disappeared in unexplained circumstances while piloting a Cessna 182L light aircraft over Bass Strait to King Island, Australia.
During a 125-mile (201 km) "training flight", Valentich contacted Melbourne air traffic control, saying he "was being buzzed by a UFO with four bright lights about 1,000 feet (300 m) above him." More reports from Valentich followed; he later noted that his plane's engine was running roughly, and his last message was "It is not an aircraft."

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03-15-2010 , 02:42 PM

#313

Disturbance

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A+ post, interesting read that one

Spoiler:

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03-15-2010 , 02:56 PM

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Phresh

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

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03-15-2010 , 03:12 PM

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

one of the most terrifying movies I have ever seen.

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03-15-2010 , 03:31 PM

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Phresh

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Yeah, the reenactment at the end is pretty f'ing scary. I don't think I believe them, but it's cool how their stories never changed.

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03-15-2010 , 04:33 PM

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Doug Funnie II

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This thread has helped me understand so many pop-culture references in shows like The Simpsons.

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03-15-2010 , 05:18 PM

#318

Game Error

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Originally Posted by ikestoys

Wikipedia Racing

I played it a couple of times, but we mostly used to measure the least amount of clicks instead of time.

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03-15-2010 , 06:46 PM

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

FBI agent turned Soviet/Russian mole that worked for the KGB during the cold war and then the post-break up Russian Federation. Active for nearly 20 years. Generally regarded as the single greatest intelligence leak in US history. Accepted little money for his espionage activities. Simply did it as a hobby to fulfill his belief that he was underused in the bureau. Fascinating to me because of his style of doing everything icognito but in the complete public view. Upon capture he quipped, "What took you so long?" Now spending 23 of 24 hours every day in the same supermax as the Unabomber.

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03-16-2010 , 12:15 AM

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I went on a long wiki binge last year reading about all these spies back to WWII and it was awesome.

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03-16-2010 , 12:34 AM

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FrankieBigNuts

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Coconut Crab

"is the largest land-living arthropod in the world, and is probably at the upper limit of how big terrestrial animals with exoskeletons can become in today's atmosphere"

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

coconut crab article was pretty good

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03-16-2010 , 12:49 AM

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

Jack Churchill who used bows, arrows and a claymore in WWII, played the bagpipes during battle and was the first to surf the River Severn

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03-16-2010 , 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Charlie.Dont.Surf

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

Jack Churchill who used bows, arrows and a claymore in WWII, played the bagpipes during battle and was the first to surf the River Severn

"Churchill gave the signal to attack by cutting down the enemy Feldwebel (sergeant) with his barbed arrows, becoming the only known British soldier to have felled an enemy with a longbow in the course of the war."

This is so much win. I may be in some mech infantry vehicle but if my buddy on the .50cal goes down from a barbed arrow between the eyes via longbow I'm going to be so shocked that I probably would just leave.

This dude was Rambo in WWII.

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03-16-2010 , 01:15 AM

#324

Dudd

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Originally Posted by happyhappyhappy

I went on a long wiki binge last year reading about all these spies back to WWII and it was awesome.

I just bought a book yesterday about US spies in Soviet Russia, pretty interesting. Not exactly the longest lifespan for spies in Soviet Russia.

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03-16-2010 , 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Charlie.Dont.Surf

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

Jack Churchill who used bows, arrows and a claymore in WWII, played the bagpipes during battle and was the first to surf the River Severn

Definitely my favorite so far. It's like Chuck Norris jokes were modeled after this guy's real life:

"He resumed his commission after Poland was invaded, and volunteered for the Commandos after fighting at Dunkirk. Churchill was not sure what Commando Duty entailed, but he signed up because it sounded dangerous."

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