Who Won Great Emu War?

And now nearly 90 years later, veteran soldiers turned-farmers may have had the laugh but there’s no denying that Emus still won the great war against a fully packed australian army nearly despite all odds stacked against them. How many people died in the Great Emu War? The end result of the war was arguably … Read more

Why Did Norway Knight A Penguin?

It all started in 1961 when Lieutenant Nils Egelien of Norway visited the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Scotland, a yearly festival that celebrates military bands from around the world. While there, he visited Edinburgh Zoo and fell in love with the penguins. Is there a penguin in the Norwegian army? The current Nils is … Read more