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Wow. That’s true.
Yes, this claim is technically true but requires some context.
The USS Constitution—nicknamed “Old Ironsides”—is a commissioned warship of the United States Navy and is still considered active duty. It was launched in 1797 and saw action in the War of 1812, where it famously sank or captured multiple British vessels.
Why the Claim is True:
• The USS Constitution remains an active U.S. Navy vessel, despite being a museum ship.
• It is the only active-duty U.S. Navy ship that has sunk an enemy vessel in combat.
• Modern U.S. Navy ships have fired weapons in conflicts but have not sunk enemy vessels in direct ship-to-ship combat.Why It’s Somewhat Misleading:
• The Constitution is ceremonially active, not deployed for combat.
• Modern U.S. Navy ships have destroyed enemy targets, but mostly via missiles, aircraft, or land-based operations rather than ship-to-ship gunfire.So, while it is a fascinating historical fact, it’s more of a quirky technicality than a statement about modern naval combat.
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Cool. I knew maybe half of that.
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@kluurs said in Mildly interesting:
Link to video
Gibralter is an interesting place. The story I heard when I was there was that Pres. Churchill said that the British will only leave Gibralter when there are no monkey's on the mountain in Gibralter. I have hear that the government takes VERY good care of them to make sure that they dont die out. LOL
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@Horace Interesting video. There was an article where the conclusion was that humans ourselves are not getting faster - it is just the things listed in the video which has improved the speeds.
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@Horace Interesting video. There was an article where the conclusion was that humans ourselves are not getting faster - it is just the things listed in the video which has improved the speeds.
wrote 5 days ago last edited by@taiwan_girl I was surprised the difference was not greater. The world's fastest 50 year old today could probably not beat the world's fastest any year old 100 years ago.
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Broadway and 61st street, 1899.
Same intersection today.
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Wish my great great ancestors had purchased a bunch of land there. LOL
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Boy Scout outing in Chappaqua, NY in 1918.
Chappaqua is ~10mi north of me where the Clinton’s live.
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Yeah they do but it took me a minute. Those flat metal pieces go through a slot in the bottom horizontal bar. If you slide either of them out you can slide the bar out. Both locks need to be secured to prevent sliding them out.
wrote 5 days ago last edited by@jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:
Yeah they do but it took me a minute. Those flat metal pieces go through a slot in the bottom horizontal bar. If you slide either of them out you can slide the bar out. Both locks need to be secured to prevent sliding them out.
I think the design idea generalizes to an arbitrary number of locks.
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A little bit nsfw, but soooo cool. Baby birthed in an intact amniotic sac
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Amazing how peaceful they looked, before being introduced to air. I guess it was the air that set them off.
#FuckAir
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Smallest (official) park:
In Japan, 2.6 square feet (0.24 squares meter).
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Cockpit of a Concorde.
