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Commander of the German army until 1938, Colonel-General Werner von Fritsch. Living his life unmarried, he was accused of being a homosexual by Himmler. Feeling dishonoured in the public eye, Fritsch challenged the SS chief to a duel. The duel never happened, but we can assume Himmler would have backed out, as he was a total pussy, and was being challenged by a real soldier. It's entirely possible that von Fritsch actually was gay, but if so, it was an aspect he kept private. None of it changed his total professionalism and skill.

He was of the Prussian officer old school, and there are plenty of photos of him wearing the imperial style field cap instead of the nazi eagle version. He resigned his command, but remained in the ranks. Von Fritsch died in the opening phases of the invasion of Poland, a victim of an unknown sniper. Make of that, what you will. He also allegedly refused treatment, happy to die on the battlefield, and maybe be free of the regime's dishonour of Germany.
 
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Portrait shot of Generaloberstabsveterinär Prof. Doc. Curt Schulze. Senior General of the Wehrmachts Veterinary service. Responsible for 1,250,000 horses, 37,000 blacksmiths, and 125,000 soldiers. His men treated 100,000 horses daily for various injuries or health issues with a 70-75% recovery rate even towards the end of the war.
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He's got crazy horse-girl eyes, so I know he's legit.
 
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Joan Crawford speaking about her last theatrical film, Trog. (1970)

She is possibly referring to these images below:

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What a sendoff. God damn. :sigh:
 
Picture taken from aircraft attacking the IJN Yamato during Operation Ten-Go on April 7, 1945.
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After taking multiple torpedo and bomb hits to the port side, Yamato started listing until she capsized. When the roll reached 120°, one of the two forward magazines for the main guns in the bow detonated.
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A mushroom cloud—over 3.7 miles high formed and was seen as far away as Kyūshū (99 miles away). The blast was calculated to be about 1/3 of the yield of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima 4 months later. 3,055 of her 3,332 crew are estimated to have been lost when she sank.
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Cultured Xeno said:
Picture taken from aircraft attacking the IJN Yamato during Operation Ten-Go on April 7, 1945.
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After taking multiple torpedo and bomb hits to the port side, Yamato started listing until she capsized. When the roll reached 120°, one of the two forward magazines for the main guns in the bow detonated.
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A mushroom cloud—over 3.7 miles high formed and was seen as far away as Kyūshū (99 miles away). The blast was calculated to be about 1/3 of the yield of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima 4 months later. 3,055 of her 3,332 crew are estimated to have been lost when she sank.
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You know, for something as famous as the Yamato was, Operation Ten-Go was the only engagement that it had an major hand in.
 
NerdShamer said:
You know, for something as famous as the Yamato was, Operation Ten-Go was the only engagement that it had an major hand in.
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Actually, she participated in the Battle of Samar, but, didn't do much besides dent up a few destroyers and contribute to the sinking of the escort carrier Gambier Bay, so, yeah, even when put into the role it was built for, it certainly underperformed.

It was sister ship Musashi that was sunk without ever once firing her guns in anger at any USN target.

Third ship of the class, Shinano, was hurriedly switched over to being an aircraft carrier during construction, and then got picked off by a US submarine right after launch.

Arguably, Yamato was the MOST successful, which tells you what a disaster the whole "Super Battleship" concept was.
 
An anti-Communist fighter battles against pro-Ceaușescu forces in Romania during the Romanian Revolution, December 1989.

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TowinKarz said:
Third ship of the class, Shinano, was hurriedly switched over to being an aircraft carrier during construction, and then got picked off by a US submarine right after launch.
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To make it so bad, the captain of the Albacore initially thought that this was just a tanker that he sunk...Except that it was an empty carrier that was enough route to pick up it's plane.
 
My interest in disability started with learning about old sideshow and circus freaks as a child figured I'd share some historical
images of them:

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Ella Harper - Congential Gena Recurvatum (Born 1870 - Sideshow 1886)
She was making in the sideshow $200 a week, the equivelant today of $320,000 a year or $5,000 week.

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Myrtle Corbin - Dipygus/Parasistic Twin (Born 1868 - Sideshow 1880s)
She was making $520 a week.

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Chang and Eng Born 1811 Change had 10 children Eng had 11.
They were joined by a ligament between their sternums that connected their livers. Today this would be easily seperatable condition.

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Ruth Berry (born circa 1910, sideshow 1930-1965)
She was born with phocomelia (shortened limbs) in all four limbs as well as syndactylly (fusion of digits)

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Fanny Mills, born 1859
Had Milroy Disease which effects lymphatic system in the lower body.

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Charles Porter Born 1900, Sideshow 1930s
Had Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva where the muscles progressively calcify and form a 2nd skeleton.

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George Williams Born 1859
Had parastremmatic dysplasia, a severe form of dwarfism that twists and deforms the limbs.

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Joseph Merrick Born 1862, Died 1890. His is a sad case to read and there are quite a few books/documentaries on him.
Belief is he had Proteus Syndrome. There are questions about if his death was accidental or suicide. His head due to his disorder was heavy enough that if he layed down normally it would kill him due to asphyxia. He was found to be laying in such a way.

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Robert Wadlow Born 1918 Died 1940.
Gigantism. He died due to an infection by faulty leg brace causing a blister on his ankle.

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Robert Earl Hughes Born 1926
Weighed between 1041 and 1069 lbs.

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Dolly Dutton Born 1852
In 1882, Dolly was brought to a mental institution for "domestic troubles." This ususally was done by a husband to punish for disobeying, for a break, for being in menopause. It should be noted she lost a child at a year old and it may have been post partum and grief.

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Grady Stiles Born 1937
He killed his daughters fiance in 1978. Went to trial admited he killed the man and was convicted of third degree murder. He was not sentenced due to them stating no jails could deal with his disability. They ordered him under house arrest and 15 years probation. He was later murdered and there is controversy over if it was ordered by his wife and son.
The original episode of Killer Carnies featured his family talking about him. Also beleive there is an episode of american monster/evil lives here about him as well.
 
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GenociderSyo said:
Grady Stiles Born 1937
He killed his daughters fiance in 1978. Went to trial admited he killed the man and was convicted of third degree murder. He was not sentenced due to them stating no jails could deal with his disability. They ordered him under house arrest and 15 years probation. He was later murdered and there is controversy over if it was ordered by his wife and son.
The original episode of Killer Carnies featured his family talking about him. Also beleive there is an episode of american monster/evil lives here about him as well.
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That case had such nationwide fame it spawned tv shows, documentaries, and crime novels, they called it "The Lobsterboy Murder" basing it off Stiles' stage name.

NerdShamer said:
To make it so bad, the captain of the Albacore initially thought that this was just a tanker that he sunk...Except that it was an empty carrier that was enough route to pick up it's plane.
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Yeah, they didn't realize what they'd sunk until post-war analysis proved it was Shinano as the Navy thought they'd already claimed all the fleet carriers. Though it was Archer-Fish that got the kill, Albacore was the cause of the loss of the carrier Taiho.
 
GenociderSyo said:
My interest in disability started with learning about old sideshow and circus freaks as a child figured I'd share some historical
images of them:

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Ella Harper - Congential Gena Recurvatum (Born 1870 - Sideshow 1886)
She was making in the sideshow $200 a week, the equivelant today of $320,000 a year or $5,000 week.

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Myrtle Corbin - Dipygus/Parasistic Twin (Born 1868 - Sideshow 1880s)
She was making $520 a week.

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Chang and Eng -

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Ruth Berry (born circa 1910, sideshow 1930-1965)
She was born with phocomelia (shortened limbs) in all four limbs as well as syndactylly (fusion of digits)

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Fanny Mills, born 1859
Had Milroy Disease which effects lymphatic system in the lower body.

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Charles Porter Born 1900, Sideshow 1930s
Had Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva where the muscles progressively calcify and form a 2nd skeleton.

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George Williams Born 1859
Had parastremmatic dysplasia, a severe form of dwarfism that twists and deforms the limbs.

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Joseph Merrick Born 1862, Died 1890. His is a sad case to read and there are quite a few books/documentaries on him.
Belief is he had Proteus Syndrome. There are questions about if his death was accidental or suicide. His head due to his disorder was heavy enough that if he layed down normally it would kill him due to asphyxia. He was found to be laying in such a way.

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Robert Wadlow Born 1918 Died 1940.
Gigantism. He died due to an infection by faulty leg brace causing a blister on his ankle.

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Robert Earl Hughes Born 1926
Weighed between 1041 and 1069 lbs.

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Dolly Dutton Born 1852
In 1882, Dolly was brought to a mental institution for "domestic troubles." This ususally was done by a husband to punish for disobeying, for a break, for being in menopause. It should be noted she lost a child at a year old and it may have been post partum and grief.

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Grady Stiles Born 1937
He killed his daughters fiance in 1978. Went to trial admited he killed the man and was convicted of third degree murder. He was not sentenced due to them stating no jails could deal with his disability. They ordered him under house arrest and 15 years probation. He was later murdered and there is controversy over if it was ordered by his wife and son.
The original episode of Killer Carnies featured his family talking about him. Also beleive there is an episode of american monster/evil lives here about him as well.
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I got an hankering to watch the 1932 Freaks movie now.
 
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This is a classic picture of a dead giant squid that was found in Trondheim in 1954. There are a lot of myths and rumors about the sheer size of this creature that have been dispelled over the years with greater access to information. Even schoolkids know that these days most of the squid's length is is very long arms, and the body itself is roughly the size of a person. Once out of the water, it doesn't seem like a the frightening sea monster that captured people's imaginations in works like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

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Even with all of that in mind, it doesn't make this landmark deep sea photograph any less chilling or terrifying. A pair of Japanese marine biologists teamed up in 2004 and conducted a two-year long expedition with the singular goal of capturing photos of a giant squid out in the wild. After many frustrating months of turning up nothing, a giant squid finally emerged out of the gloom and took the bait. It even became stuck on one of the bait hooks, and remained there for four hours before it escaped by ripping off one of its tentacles.

The specimen in this picture was estimated to be about 8 meters long, or about 26 feet. Again, not the stuff of legend, but you can probably imagine just how terrifying it would be to encounter something like this deep under water. If this thing wanted you dead, there's very little you could probably do to stop it, and this picture makes that abundantly clear.
 
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L50LasPak said:
The specimen in this picture was estimated to be about 8 meters long, or about 26 feet. Again, not the stuff of legend, but you can probably imagine just how terrifying it would be to encounter something like this deep under water. If this thing wanted you dead, there's very little you could probably do to stop it, and this picture makes that abundantly clear.
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Some scientists think these are only 'baby' giant squid and there are much larger and older ones out there, somewhere.

Wish that deep sea exploration got more attention. It's more interesting that space IMHO.
 
GenociderSyo said:
My interest in disability started with learning about old sideshow and circus freaks as a child figured I'd share some historical
images of them:

View attachment 2069978
Ella Harper - Congential Gena Recurvatum (Born 1870 - Sideshow 1886)
She was making in the sideshow $200 a week, the equivelant today of $320,000 a year or $5,000 week.

View attachment 2069998
Myrtle Corbin - Dipygus/Parasistic Twin (Born 1868 - Sideshow 1880s)
She was making $520 a week.

View attachment 2070063
Chang and Eng Born 1811 Change had 10 children Eng had 11.
They were joined by a ligament between their sternums that connected their livers. Today this would be easily seperatable condition.

View attachment 2070080
Ruth Berry (born circa 1910, sideshow 1930-1965)
She was born with phocomelia (shortened limbs) in all four limbs as well as syndactylly (fusion of digits)

View attachment 2070127
Fanny Mills, born 1859
Had Milroy Disease which effects lymphatic system in the lower body.

View attachment 2070164
Charles Porter Born 1900, Sideshow 1930s
Had Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva where the muscles progressively calcify and form a 2nd skeleton.

View attachment 2070184
George Williams Born 1859
Had parastremmatic dysplasia, a severe form of dwarfism that twists and deforms the limbs.

View attachment 2070206
Joseph Merrick Born 1862, Died 1890. His is a sad case to read and there are quite a few books/documentaries on him.
Belief is he had Proteus Syndrome. There are questions about if his death was accidental or suicide. His head due to his disorder was heavy enough that if he layed down normally it would kill him due to asphyxia. He was found to be laying in such a way.

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Robert Wadlow Born 1918 Died 1940.
Gigantism. He died due to an infection by faulty leg brace causing a blister on his ankle.

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Robert Earl Hughes Born 1926
Weighed between 1041 and 1069 lbs.

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Dolly Dutton Born 1852
In 1882, Dolly was brought to a mental institution for "domestic troubles." This ususally was done by a husband to punish for disobeying, for a break, for being in menopause. It should be noted she lost a child at a year old and it may have been post partum and grief.

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Grady Stiles Born 1937
He killed his daughters fiance in 1978. Went to trial admited he killed the man and was convicted of third degree murder. He was not sentenced due to them stating no jails could deal with his disability. They ordered him under house arrest and 15 years probation. He was later murdered and there is controversy over if it was ordered by his wife and son.
The original episode of Killer Carnies featured his family talking about him. Also beleive there is an episode of american monster/evil lives here about him as well.
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No Daisy or Violet Hilton? Two conjoined Siamese twins from Brighton, England. 1908 to 1969. Both died of the Hong Kong Flu.

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They also appeared in the movie, Freaks.
 
The Last Stand said:
No Daisy or Violet Hilton? Two conjoined Siamese twins from Brighton, England. 1908 to 1969. Both died of the Hong Kong Flu.

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They also appeared in the movie, Freaks.
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I always thought that having a conjoined twin must be absolute hell. I mean, you are stuck with this person for the rest of your life. No privacy, no time apart, nothing. For your entire life, you have somebody right next to you at all times and who has seen everything you've ever done. I don't care how well you get along with somebody, that has got to be horrible.
 
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