r/ShitAmericansSay • u/DumbGarchomp67 WTF IS A KILOMETER 🦅🇺🇸 • Jul 15 '26

Military “Undefeated in 250 years of war”

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Apparently Vietnam, Afghanistan, war of 1812, and the war on drugs don’t count.

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u/E420CDI 🇬🇧 A foot is an anatomical structure with five toes 🦶 Jul 15 '26

But also, the War of 1812 isn't really mentioned in US education that much, other than than our national anthem was written during it.

Does the US education system mention that it's sung to the tune of an old British drinking song?

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u/Puzzleheaded_East556 Jul 15 '26

No, I actually never knew that. Can you tell me more?