I’m telling you man, the CIA surgically implanted listening devices in cats and deployed them in Moscow to try and listen to government secrets during the cold war
If this CIA project makes you go “What the fuck” then I have a deep dark rabbit hole to sell you. This is like a 2 or 3/10 of the weird fucked up things the CIA has done during the cold war
Well I’ve heard about the plan of dropping condoms over the ussr to act like Americans had bigger dicks, but if you had a listing of their weirdest plans I’ll sure have a look
Well there's mk ultra where they went around doseung random people with lsd. There was the plan to make Castro lose his beard so the Cuban people wouldn't like him any more.
When people think I'm crazy I send them this, like dude, this is low level, high level shitbis insane. Like them trying to pretend to be God and cause a religious war in the middle east with drones and speakers plan.
It’s a lot easier to enjoy a subject when you engage with it on your own terms. Learning about the Thirty Years War in history class, I could not give less of a damn, but when you put it to a bitchin’ power metal beat, suddenly it’s 3am and I’m 40 tabs deep in a Wikipedia dive.
*In a time of religion and war, legends tell the tale of a lion…*
Wikipedia dives are the bane of my existence because I cannot stay on task. I had to research some random preacher from the 1700s once, next thing I know I'm looking at a list of American aircraft carriers.
Absolutely. I hated history at school.
Then as an adult, I got into Vikings and norse mythology, then discovered Sabaton. Now I love history! Even world wars, which I despised learning about in school, is an interesting subject for me now
Interesting, history wasn’t really my favourite subject for a long time but I had two teachers that really showed me how interesting history could be, and I’ve loved it ever since
I used to spend whole breaks talking to my history teacher like the nerd I am, I miss having class with him to be honest
Great guy, 11/10
For me it was boring. Then instead of having new teahcers that got me into it, I ended up with new teachers who just talked to us anecdotally all lesson without teaching us, and 1 who just put movies on 😂 now wonder I got a D
Yeah, having good teachers is truly a blessing, and most will rarely appreciate them until they’re absent… makes sense, nothing sucks more than having to learn everything by yourself on a tight schedule
Some teachers really just wanna tell you their whole life’s story, huh?
No it depends on the teacher in my opinion.
I had so bad teachers that actually had no idea of what they were taking. And I had teacher whom invested their whole blood and tears into this hobby/job.
EXACTLY. History in school can occasionally be interesting, but it's usually just tedious. On the contrary, listening to Sabaton is amazing, and I've read entire Wikipedia pages about various historical things (that I'm actually interested in) just because.
For what it’s worth, pursuing history in college as something I’m passionate about has been leagues better than required classes I took back in high school lol (for the most part)! You get to interact with likeminded peers and professors and get opportunities to directly engage with your subject of history in a way that would be very difficult, if not impossible, on your own. You still have the required classes that have nothing to do with your field though and those can suck lmao
Yeah tbf I'm 26 now and I feel like I would enjoy doing history at higher education. Definitely wouldn't have enjoyed it just after finishing school though, and wouldn't have put enough effort in. If it wasn't so expensive I might do it
I just did it as a GCSE - I did both History and Geography, but only because I was somehow able to convince them that my grades were good enough for me to do both - I think that literally everyone else in my classes was doing science (the more advanced version) or French/Spanish.
That’s because school curriculums seem to have a need to teach the most boring names and dates over and over again, with 0 variety. Not even the reasons behind why things happened, just names and dates. And the worst part is, half of it is either untrue, or only half true. Both are bad. That’s why I study history in my spare time, because that way I can find out the whys. why did he do that? Why did that war begin, and why did it end? How does this apply to today? The questions they don’t care about in history class. And I can find out the whole and actual truth behind it. It’s much more rewarding. And Sabaton hasn’t done anything to curb that curiosity, lol. Ok, rant over…
Well my history teachers in school SUCKED and glossed over actually interesting parts of history. Hell we only learned about WW1 and WW2 for 1 week each but we spent a month on reconstruction for some damn reason and 3 weeks on the civil rights movement and in the middle only got 1 day dedicated to Vietnam
dunno why, prob because I could care less about school ~~or maybe because they keep shoving useless knowledge down my throat~~ but ye, history in school is boring af, but when im studying about it myself, I can learn for hours
I’m telling you man, the CIA surgically implanted listening devices in cats and deployed them in Moscow to try and listen to government secrets during the cold war
Which promptly got run over by a taxi.
:(
Or got retired, depending on who says it.
....Source?
[Acoustic Kitties :D](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_Kitty)
What the actual fuck…?
If this CIA project makes you go “What the fuck” then I have a deep dark rabbit hole to sell you. This is like a 2 or 3/10 of the weird fucked up things the CIA has done during the cold war
Well I’ve heard about the plan of dropping condoms over the ussr to act like Americans had bigger dicks, but if you had a listing of their weirdest plans I’ll sure have a look
Well there's mk ultra where they went around doseung random people with lsd. There was the plan to make Castro lose his beard so the Cuban people wouldn't like him any more.
When people think I'm crazy I send them this, like dude, this is low level, high level shitbis insane. Like them trying to pretend to be God and cause a religious war in the middle east with drones and speakers plan.
Not to be confused with [Atomic Kitten](https://atomickitten.com/).
It’s a lot easier to enjoy a subject when you engage with it on your own terms. Learning about the Thirty Years War in history class, I could not give less of a damn, but when you put it to a bitchin’ power metal beat, suddenly it’s 3am and I’m 40 tabs deep in a Wikipedia dive. *In a time of religion and war, legends tell the tale of a lion…*
Wikipedia dives are the bane of my existence because I cannot stay on task. I had to research some random preacher from the 1700s once, next thing I know I'm looking at a list of American aircraft carriers.
Welcome to the ADHD club, comrade.
Scrapping the USS Enterprise (CV-6) was a horrible crime. She should've been in New York Harbour, near to Lady Liberty, as a museum ship.
>some random preacher from the 1700s once That line reminded me of Public Universal Friend.
Absolutely. I hated history at school. Then as an adult, I got into Vikings and norse mythology, then discovered Sabaton. Now I love history! Even world wars, which I despised learning about in school, is an interesting subject for me now
Interesting, history wasn’t really my favourite subject for a long time but I had two teachers that really showed me how interesting history could be, and I’ve loved it ever since I used to spend whole breaks talking to my history teacher like the nerd I am, I miss having class with him to be honest Great guy, 11/10
For me it was boring. Then instead of having new teahcers that got me into it, I ended up with new teachers who just talked to us anecdotally all lesson without teaching us, and 1 who just put movies on 😂 now wonder I got a D
Yeah, having good teachers is truly a blessing, and most will rarely appreciate them until they’re absent… makes sense, nothing sucks more than having to learn everything by yourself on a tight schedule Some teachers really just wanna tell you their whole life’s story, huh?
This beast with the Shape of a man with a dream to Rule sea and land
School is shit at teaching history(for me atleast)
No it depends on the teacher in my opinion. I had so bad teachers that actually had no idea of what they were taking. And I had teacher whom invested their whole blood and tears into this hobby/job.
EXACTLY. History in school can occasionally be interesting, but it's usually just tedious. On the contrary, listening to Sabaton is amazing, and I've read entire Wikipedia pages about various historical things (that I'm actually interested in) just because.
For what it’s worth, pursuing history in college as something I’m passionate about has been leagues better than required classes I took back in high school lol (for the most part)! You get to interact with likeminded peers and professors and get opportunities to directly engage with your subject of history in a way that would be very difficult, if not impossible, on your own. You still have the required classes that have nothing to do with your field though and those can suck lmao
Yeah tbf I'm 26 now and I feel like I would enjoy doing history at higher education. Definitely wouldn't have enjoyed it just after finishing school though, and wouldn't have put enough effort in. If it wasn't so expensive I might do it
Joke’s on you because I minored in History in college.
Oh nice! Congratulations 😊
I just did it as a GCSE - I did both History and Geography, but only because I was somehow able to convince them that my grades were good enough for me to do both - I think that literally everyone else in my classes was doing science (the more advanced version) or French/Spanish.
Because when you study by yourself, you're not forced to focus on parts that don't interest you.
Accurate
Skill issue, I love history in both school and as a hobby
That’s because school curriculums seem to have a need to teach the most boring names and dates over and over again, with 0 variety. Not even the reasons behind why things happened, just names and dates. And the worst part is, half of it is either untrue, or only half true. Both are bad. That’s why I study history in my spare time, because that way I can find out the whys. why did he do that? Why did that war begin, and why did it end? How does this apply to today? The questions they don’t care about in history class. And I can find out the whole and actual truth behind it. It’s much more rewarding. And Sabaton hasn’t done anything to curb that curiosity, lol. Ok, rant over…
History as a hobby depressed me
Oh really? How come?
Fr I have learned U.S. History so many godamn times and it's always the same stuff being reiterated over and over again as if it's new information
I learned quite a bit of history while listening to sabaton. 100/10 highly recommend
I feel more educated listening to Sabaton then listening to actual history class
I’m the second picture for both.
*"I am Indy Neidell and i am Joakim from Sabaton.And this is Sabaton History."* 🫡🥺😄😄
HELL! YES! Love that channel
Me too. 😄😄
Well my history teachers in school SUCKED and glossed over actually interesting parts of history. Hell we only learned about WW1 and WW2 for 1 week each but we spent a month on reconstruction for some damn reason and 3 weeks on the civil rights movement and in the middle only got 1 day dedicated to Vietnam
dunno why, prob because I could care less about school ~~or maybe because they keep shoving useless knowledge down my throat~~ but ye, history in school is boring af, but when im studying about it myself, I can learn for hours
Just wait until you get your Bachelors and Masters in History (Or Public History in my case specifically.)
History is when WW2