Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTIL the word shrapnel came from Lieutenant-General Henry Shrapnel, a British officer who invented a shell that scattered pieces of itself.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up1318arrow-down10
arrow-up1318arrow-down1external-linkTIL the word shrapnel came from Lieutenant-General Henry Shrapnel, a British officer who invented a shell that scattered pieces of itself.en.wikipedia.orgQuilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square24linkfedilink
minus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·2 days agoI’m reminded of an old army joke: “Hey sarge, what should I do if I step on a landmine?” “That’s easy, private-- jump in the air and scatter yourself in to a hundred pieces.”
I’m reminded of an old army joke:
“Hey sarge, what should I do if I step on a landmine?”
“That’s easy, private-- jump in the air and scatter yourself in to a hundred pieces.”