HistoryFunnyThe US Air Force researched a “Gay Bomb”: A non-lethal bomb containing really strong pheromones that will make the enemy forces attracted to each other. It won the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize.937k
FoodInterestingThe U.S. army packs Tabasco pepper sauce in every ration kit that they give to soldiers.541k
HistoryInterestingDuring World War II, the company that would become Uncle Ben's supplied rice to the U.S. Armed Forces under a government contract—their parboiled rice was prized because it could be air-dropped to troops without weevil infestation and cooked faster than regular rice.351k
HistoryMind-BlowingIn 1963, the US Military created an artificial ring around Earth, similar to that of the planet Saturn. The ring was made of copper needles and was used for worldwide communications in the case that the Soviets disabled all other methods of communication.192k
PlacesMind-BlowingIn 1948, Costa Rica abolished its military and spends the money on education and culture instead.115k
HistoryInterestingThe first McDonald’s drive-thru was opened near a military base in Arizona “to serve soldiers who weren’t permitted to get out of their cars while wearing fatigues.”92k