Thenidhogg

Thenidhogg t1_iwf4sfc wrote on November 15, 2022 at 4:06 AM

Reply to comment by series_hybrid in TIL that the civilian sailors of the U.S. Merchant Marine had a higher casualty rate during World War II than any branch of the armed forces. by p38-lightning

'u-boats off shore' by Hoyt is a great book about this

Thenidhogg t1_ivmhsxu wrote on November 9, 2022 at 1:08 AM

Reply to comment by Lausn in TIL that the "Lost City of Atlantis" was invented by the philosopher Plato, as a fake enemy for Athens that lost favour of the gods and was sunk in to the sea. by PDRugby

okay so Melville didn't "come up" with moby dick because he worked on a whaling boat? you really committed to that?

everyone has experiences nobody 'comes up' with anything if you're gonna be that strict about it.

plato wrote it down first so he 'made it up' or whatever.

nobody is suggesting it is some kind of hard core deductive Fact needed for launching a space shuttle...