An organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats.
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Is (or was) there a military service where women are officially addressed as "Mister"?
In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, a female officer, Lt. Saavik, is frequently addressed as "Mister Saavik". It is claimed that this follows some real-life military (in particular, US Navy) tradition (Source 1, Source 2, Source 3):
In the US Navy…
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Was US Marine Corps recruits' training debrutalized as a result of the publication of the movie Full Metal Jacket?
The claim comes from Quora.com. One of the answer to the question "How accurate is the portrayal of the Marine Corps boot camp in Full Metal Jacket?" reads as follows:
Full Metal Jacket opened in the United States on June 26, 1987. A
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Did an SR-71 Blackbird airbase have a plaque regarding the valley of the shadow of death?
A common meme around the internet involves a quote from a supposed plaque in front of an SR-71 Blackbird airbase.
The meme seems to be extremely popular on the internet, but I can't seem to find an original source.
Most sources I've found online…
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Was the Pepsico company command the 6th biggest military in the world for a brief time?
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According to this video on Soviet Russia, the Russian traded submarines and warships to the Pepsico company for three million dollars worth of Pepsi, One of the claims is that the company commanded the 6th biggest military in the world when…
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