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Answer: My father was in England during WWII and told me that when there was a.​.​.​ Top Stories from Your Feed Your Quora Digest If firing into the air is dangerous, what about WW2 when huge amounts were fired in the air by aircraft and AA weapons - were there ground casualties? Frank Duncan, Chemist, retired, Class III Radiographer (both source and X-Ray), CSP Retired, 100.6k views My father was in England during WWII and told me that when there was an air raid on London, the people instantly went to the air raid shelters not necessarily to avoid the ...  Read More » What is the creepiest thing that society accepts as a cultural norm? Gigi J Wolf, Money is the root of all evil. And everyone needs roots. 91k views At the risk of being seen as shallow, a risk I’m always willing to take, I’d like to bring your attention to an oft-overlooked religion in America, Canada, the UK, and prob...  Read More » What would it be like to play paintball against Delta Force? Patrick Quinn, Teacher, Writer 116.6k views I almost choked on my Salt & Vinegar crisps when I saw this question on my feed. In December 2003 I was in Dubai with my family, visiting my uncle who was working for a l... Read More » Will humans achieve interstellar travel? Dan Holliday, I read. 87.8k views NO. Never. Not ever, even 100 quadrillion years from now. Never. Should our species remain extant for the next thousand years —meaning we don’t kill ourselves with bio-engin...  Read More » What did the American GI of WW2 think of the British tommy? Dave Cary 35.5k views Generally, very favorable and affectionately. We are speaking of the soldier to soldier level here. There were two impressions. The first is that the English seemed obsessed...  Read More » Which country is most likely to trigger WW3? Julien Boyer, Traveler, writer, emmerdeur. 72.4k views Saudi Arabia has the third largest military budget in the world. It’s also a dictature, and one of the really bad ones. The rhetorics that comes out of it is just as bellic...  Read More » What things do Chinese people find strange about the West? Miumiu Lee 101.3k views I would like to talk about North America and Europe. Why do you guys love cold & ice water so much? OMG, you can directly drink the tap water ?! Prefer to take bath in the mor...  Read More » Has an overseas colony ever invaded its mother country? David Chapman, Brit, ex-serviceman - now living in France and working as a Translator. 55.5k views Here’s a clue for you… A pub in the port of Whitehaven, Cumbria, in the UK. Named after the “Father of the American Navy”… But what’s it doing there? Well, pull up a chair… ... Read More » What are the differences between a Battleship and a Destroyer? Stephen Tempest 119.2k views This photograph shows four ships of the United States Navy in 1942. The uppermostship is the battleship USS South Dakota, launched in 1941. The lowermost ship is the destr... Read More » How did Germany manage to keep education free for all (including foreigners) while the United States burdened their young with heavy college debt? Alexander Scholl 88.9k views The German education system is not free. There is just no tuition, students have to pay to attend university. This lack of money is compensated with tax money. As a student ...  Read More »   Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). Choose which emails we send you through Email Settings or Unsubscribe.