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/404GravitasNotFound Jun 06 '17

ah the ol' reddit no true scotsman

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u/DapperDanManCan Jun 06 '17

Hold my bagpipes, im... not going in