Bringing Out the Big Guns
The Gustav Railway Gun was a huge railway artillery cannon developed to help break through the lines of defense during WWII. The weapon was rarely put to use.
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Never-Before-Seen Photos of the Most Chilling Moments in History
The More You Know
- Alexander the Great was accidentally buried alive. Scientists believe Alexander suffered from a neurological disorder called Guillain-Barré Syndrome. They believe that when he died he was actually just paralyzed and mentally aware!
- Mexican general Antonio López de Santa Anna held an entire state funeral for his leg after it was amputated.
- U.S. President Zachary Taylor Overdosed On Cherries
- The heads on Easter Island have bodies.