How the Humble Paperclip Became a Secret World War II Symbol

How the Humble Paperclip Became a Secret World War II SymbolToday I found out that the paperclip was used as a symbol of resistance during World War II.

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The Forgotten History of How Modern Art Helped Win World War II

The Forgotten History of How Modern Art Helped Win World War II

Camouflage—at least in its present incarnation—grew up alongside modernism. And though the relationship between art and war was long ignored by historians, it’s now coming to light just how intertwined they really were. Particularly when it came to hiding things in plain sight.

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The Post-WWII Planes of the Future Had Legroom to Spare

The Post-WWII Planes of the Future Had Legroom to Spare

It looks like American Airlines will soon be cramming even more seats into their already over-crowded planes. If this is the future, then where’s my legroom?

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This Family Lived Isolated for 40 Years and Never Even Heard of World War II

You’ve probably heard stories of Japanese soldiers who, stranded on some remote island in the Pacific, thought the war never ended. But the Lykovs’ story is even more outlandish than that. Karp Lykov and his family never even heard of World War II—its beginning or its end. Nothing at all. In fact, they lived in the Siberian taiga without any human contact for four decades—from 1936 to 1978. More »