The US spent millions of dollars trying to make a pen that could pump ink out so astronauts could use a pen since the ink can't come out in space due to no gravity. Russia had the same problem, but when the Cosmonauts asked for something to write with the russians said here try this......a pencil


The federally funded Law Enforcement Assistance Administration spen $27,000 to study why inmates want to escapse prison.


During the Revolutionary war, George Washington led the Continental Arrmy to their first victory by surprising the British troops at the Battle of Trenton in New Jersey. Washington shouldn't have been able to suprise anybody. A loyalist spy trying to report Washington's plans wasn't allowed in to see the British Commander because the colonel wouldn't be interruped while playing cards. When the desperate spy finnaly sent in a note explaining that the enemy was advancing for a sneak attack, the British colonel put the note in his pocket unread and continued to play cards. It was his deal. The not was later found on the dead colonel's body after Washingotn's victory.


The French Army Invented a blast-resistant boot allowing soldiers to walk over mine fields. One problem: The boot was so heavy and hard to walk in that the soldiers would be shot down by snipers long before they were not blown up by mines


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