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garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 years ago

TIL that a French and British submarine collided in 2009. They both moved so quietly that they could not detect each other and accidentally happened to run into each other.

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TIL that a French and British submarine collided in 2009. They both moved so quietly that they could not detect each other and accidentally happened to run into each other.

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garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 years ago
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HMS Vanguard and Le Triomphant submarine collision - Wikipedia
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  • Gorgeous_Sloth@sh.itjust.works
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    Of course it got to be the brits.

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      2 years ago

      And of course it was the French. Those two can’t go a week without pissing each other off

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        Being in contention for title of greatest nations ever will do that to you

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          2 years ago

          BWAHAHAHAHA great joke!

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            2 years ago

            Which nations have had bigger empires?

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              “bigger empire” ≠ better nation. It just means you can bully smaller nations easier

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                2 years ago

                Great can mean grand

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