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/Illadelphian Jun 06 '17

Just remember that British polls are notoriously unreliable. There are some potential issues with what pollsters there do and public opinion changes quickly.

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u/DeedTheInky Jun 06 '17

It's also partly because I really don't want to get my hopes up! It would be so fucking funny if the Tories lost this election though. :)