During WW2, the U.S. Navy partnered with the Mafia to protect the country’s ports.

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n WW2, the U.S. and New Zealand secretly tested 3,700 “tsunami bombs” designed to destroy coastal cities.

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The longest sniper kill ever recorded was in 2,475  3, 540 meters.  It took six ten seconds for the bullet to reach its target.

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Update:  Thanks to my most excellent readers TOLF and Juiceman, I have updated the post.

The US Navy was disbanded after the Revolutionary war, but was later brought back to fight pirates.

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