You can create an accurate map of invasions of the UK by plotting town name suffixes
u/ollieddo — 1 day ago
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TIL Tokyo was not nuked because it had already been so destroyed by fire bombing, the US generals thought nuking it wouldn't have much impact
blog.nuclearsecrecy.comu/ollieddo — 2 days ago
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TIL Kyoto wasn't nuked because the US Secretary of War, Henry Stimson, had visited previously, and was fond of the temples and gardens.
bbc.co.uku/ollieddo — 2 days ago
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TIL Kokura avoided destruction from nuke by purposely polluting the air, making it too hard for the pilots to see
en.wikipedia.orgu/ollieddo — 2 days ago