Unsettleingpresence t1_j5bigqx wrote on January 21, 2023 at 8:16 PM

Reply to comment by otclogic in TIL the Japanese United Red Army conducted an internal purge of its members in 1972, killing 12, including 1 member killed for asking for tissues. by JakeyZhang

Usually they get to the takeover part BEFORE the killing everyone part.

Unsettleingpresence t1_ixv8aw2 wrote on November 26, 2022 at 5:14 PM

Reply to comment by just-trippin-on-LSD in Alfred Hitchcock impersonating Ringo Starr, 1964. by iklegemma

He doesn’t look a day over 12.

Unsettleingpresence t1_iwoore4 wrote on November 17, 2022 at 4:55 AM

Reply to comment by TheNobleCannibal in TIL: WW1 Armistice Day was Nov 11th, fighting was to cease at 11:00 AM. An American solider charged a German machine gun nest with 16 mins left, and died at 10:59 AM. The last soldier to die in WWI. by wats6831

He went against orders to stand down. The Germans tried to wave him off but he kept going so they shot him. He did what he did specifically because he wanted to, despite his superiors telling him not to.