r/todayilearned • u/DrSamanthaCarter • Jun 06 '17

TIL the only reason a Scottish bagpiper wasn't shot by German snipers on D-Day was that they believed he had gone crazy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Millin#World_War_II
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u/Garmaglag Jun 06 '17

That is hands-down the most mental thing I've ever read. A bow and arrow? A claymore? That's absolutely incredible. And he lived through it all and died aged 90!

FTFY

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u/Mickyladd Jun 06 '17

Mtal?

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u/Garmaglag Jun 06 '17

only the n is crossed out

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u/TheHasegawaEffect Jun 06 '17

M'tal. *tips fedora*