“According to a new documentary, the quantity of cow intestines used in manufacturing the airships was so enormous – and the military appetite for the dirigibles so strong – that the making of sausages was temporarily outlawed in Germany and allied or occupied parts of Austria, Poland and northern France. With the guts from more than 250,000 cows needed to produce the bags that held the hydrogen gas in each Zeppelin, the German war machine had to choose between long-range bombing and wurst. It chose the former.”
Related posts:
Pentagon: Afghan war costing US $45 billion per year
Arizona governor vetoes bill making gold legal tender
The Best U.S. Metros for Recent College Grads Looking for Work
‘Sovereign citizen’ movement, 30,000 strong, worrying Canadian officials
Trump ally Duterte makes rape joke after ordering martial law
Americans Abroad Stranded as US Check Clearance Blocked
German Gold Stays in New York in Rebuff to Euro Doubters
Debt crisis: France puts brakes on austerity
Border Patrol blames victims as high-speed chase ends in crash killing at least 5
Boats armed with machine guns to patrol RNC
US nationals 'under siege'; citizen dies at Border Patrol checkpoint
World Bank tells Saudis to prop up currency amid global devaluation war
Deadly toll in police chases isn't a new story
Foreign investors: Why US bank may close your account
Cyprus lifts all capital controls as banks recover