Photos That Captured the Most Chilling Moments in History

December 18, 1942

A Japanese soldier wades into the sea off Cape Endaiadere, New Guinea, with a grenade held to his head moments before it goes off. The soldier's suicide was an act of defiance against an Australian soldier calling for his surrender.

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The More You Know

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