Were Andy Griffith and Don Knotts aware of Jim Nabors’ homosexuality?
Certainly. Andy Griffith was the series’ producer and so he would have been well-aware that Nabors was gay. However it being the 1960s, he needed to remain closeted…
Recently, USA B2 bombers flew 37 hours straight to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities. How did the pilots stay awake?
They slept on the plane. Seriously. Did you know the best addition to the B-2 Spirit after introduction was…a lawn chair? Specifically, the lounger version. Crew rest was…
Are the tariffs bringing any companies back to America?
These are plants in Mexico. There are thousands and thousands of them- all modern, all using the latest robotic technology. They cost trillions of dollars to build, and…
If a person went to Mars (and landed safely), why is it basically impossible for them to return to Earth?
Look at the diagram below. Let’s say that this white line is the distance between Earth and the moon. Now look at another diagram. Again, the white line…
Was the Soviet Union really militarily backwards, or is it just a myth?
Kinda. The BMP is a good illustration of this: Someone in the Soviet Union had the actually brilliant idea of “instead of making light tanks, why not make…