404 Weirdest things that happened during WW1 and WW2 by Fabio https://padlet.com/fabioshui/z9pvczd7eety Add a curious/interesting/fun/crazy story or fact that happened during the events of WW1 or WW2 + one picture of the event + bibliography + your name for some extra points in activities or quizes en-us 2016-03-17 15:41:25 UTC 2025-03-21 04:59:23 UTC hello@padlet.com Bunny Island (Fabio Romanelli) fabioshui https://padlet.com/fabioshui/z9pvczd7eety/wish/101574380 Okunoshima is an island in Japan that was used, during the years of WW2, as a lab to manufacture biological weapons by Imperial Japan. The island was eventually abandoned as the Americans made their island-hopping campaign, driving the Japanese back into their mainland... The bunny rabbits used for testing (biologically fine, mind you), did what rabbits do when not supervised and quickly populated the island. Today, no body lives there but is a great tourist atraction if you like being overrun by fluffy bunnies.

Source: Murdok, S. (2014). Rabbits On Okunoshima Island Swarm Tourist. 16/03/2016, de Huffington Post Sitio web: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/17/rabbits-on-okunoshima_n_4804907.html]]> 2016-03-17 15:44:56 UTC https://padlet.com/fabioshui/z9pvczd7eety/wish/101574380 12 - Year Old Soldier (Melissa Fernández) https://padlet.com/fabioshui/z9pvczd7eety/wish/344208494 "In World War II, the youngest serviceman in the US military was Calvin Graham — age 12. Graham lied about his age when he enlisted in the US Navy. His real age was not discovered after he was wounded."(Business Insider, 2015)

Bibliography
Business Insider. (2015, August 8). 21 rare and weird facts about World War II. Retrieved from Business Insider: https://www.businessinsider.com/21-rare-and-weird-facts-about-world-war-2-2015-8
]]> 2019-03-22 13:44:09 UTC https://padlet.com/fabioshui/z9pvczd7eety/wish/344208494 Queen Elizabeth II (Lety Montemayor) https://padlet.com/fabioshui/z9pvczd7eety/wish/344209680 The eldest daughter of of King George VI, Elizabeth, served as a mechanic and  driver during WW2. She is now, Elizabeth II, Queen of England.

Bibliography
Knight, J. (2016, October 22). 45 Surprising & Weird Facts About WWII That Will Leave You Baffled! Retrieved from https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii/45-surprising-weird-facts-about-wwii.html]]> 2019-03-22 13:46:31 UTC https://padlet.com/fabioshui/z9pvczd7eety/wish/344209680 In World War II, British soldiers got a ration of three sheets of toilet paper a day. Americans got 22. (Alberto Rodriguez https://padlet.com/fabioshui/z9pvczd7eety/wish/344215479
The rations of food that the aericns had, were more irritating for their stomach, that is why the Americans used more paper than the UK soldiers. (Team Mighty, 2015)

Bibliography
Team Mighty (2015) 21 rare and wierd facts about ww II. Retrieved from https://www.businessinsider.com/21-rare-and-weird-facts-about-world-war-2-2015-8 

]]> 2019-03-22 13:55:54 UTC https://padlet.com/fabioshui/z9pvczd7eety/wish/344215479 JAIME HUERTA https://padlet.com/fabioshui/z9pvczd7eety/wish/344219930
in ww2 people were so used to getting attacked by venomous gas so everyday people used gas masks. in a daliy basis 
so they make them more comfortable and thus making them very creepy even baby cribs have them 

]]> 2019-03-22 14:03:50 UTC https://padlet.com/fabioshui/z9pvczd7eety/wish/344219930 "Liberty Steak" (Rolando) https://padlet.com/fabioshui/z9pvczd7eety/wish/344228529 During World War II, Americans called hamburgers "liberty steaks" because hamburger was a german sounding name, as it comes from Hamburg.

Sutori (n.d.) World War 2 Did you know? Retrieved on March 22nd, 2019, from  https://www.sutori.com/item/during-world-war-two-hamburgers-were-called-liberty-steaks-instead-the-ameri]]> 2019-03-22 14:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/fabioshui/z9pvczd7eety/wish/344228529 Framed Pictures - Ingrid Ayala ayala_ingrid https://padlet.com/fabioshui/z9pvczd7eety/wish/344284394 Hitler and Henry Ford (from Ford Motor Company)  kept a framed picture of each other on their desk. Hitler  admired Ford and was sent annual birthday gifts by him. 

Bibliography
Team Mighty (2015) 21 rare and weird 

facts about World War II. Retrieved from https://www.businessinsider.com/21-rare-and-weird-facts-about-world-war-2-2015-8

]]> 2019-03-22 16:04:35 UTC https://padlet.com/fabioshui/z9pvczd7eety/wish/344284394 Wojtek, the soldier bear (Marcelo Serna) https://padlet.com/fabioshui/z9pvczd7eety/wish/344401858 In 1942, an orphan bear cub was sold to the Polish army in the Middle East. It was named Wojtek and became an incredible morale booster for the Polish army. When the army had to move, they brought Wojtek with them by officially enlisting him in the Polish forces as a private. During the Battle of Monte Cassino (1941), Wojtek helped the army by carrying crates of ammo to the artillery men. When the war ended in 1945, Wojtek was moved to the Edinburh Zoo in Scotland, and died in 1963 (Simple History, 2017).

Source
Simple History. (September 23rd, 2017). The Soldier Bear (Strange Stories of World War II). Obtained from YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lu4rW0xaZQ ]]> 2019-03-22 23:15:10 UTC https://padlet.com/fabioshui/z9pvczd7eety/wish/344401858 Deadly Farts - Diego Ayala a01177753 https://padlet.com/fabioshui/z9pvczd7eety/wish/344639668 During WWII, hundreds of Air Force soldiers died from farting. Since the aircraft back then were NOT pressurized, when a soldier would fart, the gas would expand up to 300% in their vowels, rupturing and causing death. 

Bibliography:
B.B.C. (2015, February 5). The Unbelievable Truth, Series 14, Outtake: Death by farting? Retrieved from https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02jc714]]> 2019-03-25 00:33:08 UTC https://padlet.com/fabioshui/z9pvczd7eety/wish/344639668 William Hitler- Daniela Hernández a01177882 https://padlet.com/fabioshui/z9pvczd7eety/wish/344911349 William Hitler, nephew of Adolf Hitler served in the U.S. Navy in WWII.

Bibliography: 
Mighty, W. A. (2015, August 08). 21 rare and weird facts about World War II. Retrieved from https://www.businessinsider.com/21-rare-and-weird-facts-about-world-war-2-2015-8#13-to-avoid-using-the-german-sounding-name-hamburger-during-world-war-ii-americans-used-the-name-liberty-steak-1111113 ]]> 2019-03-25 16:36:10 UTC https://padlet.com/fabioshui/z9pvczd7eety/wish/344911349 a01177882 https://padlet.com/fabioshui/z9pvczd7eety/wish/344912849 2019-03-25 16:38:56 UTC https://padlet.com/fabioshui/z9pvczd7eety/wish/344912849 The Elephants -Adrian https://padlet.com/fabioshui/z9pvczd7eety/wish/345270910 "The first bomb dropped on Berlin by the Allies killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo." (Business Insider, 2015)
Business Insider. (2015, August 8).21 rare and weird facts about World War II. Retrieved from: https://www.businessinsider.com/21-rare-and-weird-facts-about-world-war-2-2015-8

]]> 2019-03-26 14:14:31 UTC https://padlet.com/fabioshui/z9pvczd7eety/wish/345270910 Bat-Man Paratroopers – Jimena Gonzalez https://padlet.com/fabioshui/z9pvczd7eety/wish/346218595 "Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's concept of paratroopers using jump suits modified with bat-like “diving wings” was inspired by the trick parachuting stunts of American entertainers. Nicholson had observed that in free fall, sky divers using these wings were able to better control their speed and descent as well as their maneuverability before opening the their parachutes." (Adams, 2013)

Reference:
• Adams, A. (2013) 10 Unusual Events in World War II. Retrieved from https://listverse.com/2013/02/13/10-unusual-events-in-world-war-ii/]]> 2019-03-28 16:05:16 UTC https://padlet.com/fabioshui/z9pvczd7eety/wish/346218595