bobhargus
bobhargus t1_iwpzjty wrote
Reply to comment by andrew01292 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
well... i meant casualties among those who served, but it might be just as legit to consider these two civilians who died in 2014 as WW1 casualties
bobhargus t1_iwpum25 wrote
Reply to 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
how many died AFTER 11:00 in similar stupid last second attacks or from wounds taken during those attacks? shouldn't dying FROM the war even after the war is over still count as a casualty of war? even if it's decades later from injury, disease, or even suicide?
bobhargus t1_jaayu4a wrote
Reply to Revealed: Europe's Oldest Humans had Surprisingly Frequent Intermingling with Neanderthals by OptimalCrew7992
seems like i have heard this several times over the last 30 years or so and its always described as "surprising"... i mean, have you ever met a man? it would be more surprising if there were NOT "frequent intermingling"