9. OOPS. PARDON MY BLOOPER-- Back in 2004, Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin referred to the "Invasion of Norway" when he meant to say Normandy. In 2009, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called Omaha Beach "Obama Beach."
10. NOT JUST ACTION AT D-DAY-- On June 5th, the B-29 Superfortress flew its first combat mission against Bangkok.
On June 4th, US forces were able to capture the German submarine U-505 off the African coast because the Allies had cracked the top-secret Enigma Code and learned that a U-boat was in the vicinity.
It was on the eve of D-Day and the Allies couldn't risk the Germans finding out the code had been broken. So, the sub and crew were hidden away until the end of the war and Germany determined it had been lost at sea.
But the U-505 survived and is a top attraction at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry in its new housing.
How do Mark Jacob and Stephan Benzkofer come up with all this interesting stuff?
Must Be a Prime Thing. --DaCoot
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