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80 years ago today Simo Häyhä—better known as “White Death”—set his personal record sniping Soviet invaders
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damninteresting.com
• 21 December 2019
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White Death
A lone Finnish sniper repels enough invading Russians in WW2 to earn the nickname "White Death".
Written by
Jason Bellows
• 04 May 2014 •
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E. B. White’s 1948 essay ‘Death of a Pig’
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theatlantic.com
• 23 February 2016
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The Chinese-Australian war hero who shot dead over 200 enemies but was whitewashed and forgotten for half a century
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scmp.com
• 10 May 2020 •
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The Walter White of Wichita
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interactive.fusion.net
• 03 February 2016
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A Trail Gone Cold
Against the odds, a tiny Icelandic town speaks of a local Black ancestor. Geneticists and historians combine forces to uncover the man’s eventful life.
Written by
Marisa Brook
• 21 Mar 2024 •
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Giving the Bird the Bird
A Brief Note From an Ex-X User
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Alan Bellows
• 07 Aug 2023 •
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How Are These Trees Floating Over a Finnish Road?
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atlasobscura.com
• 30 April 2023 •
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Lofty Ambitions
In 1933, British WWI vet Maurice Wilson hatched an unorthodox plan to reach the still-untouched summit of Everest.
Written by
Erika Nesvold
• 14 Dec 2022 •
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Fact Check: Did a Ukrainian Sniper Just Make the World’s Second-Farthest Kill?
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popularmechanics.com
• 23 November 2022 •
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