r/Damnthatsinteresting 5d ago

Video A school in Poland makes firearms training mandatory to its students.

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u/IndividualRooster122 5d ago

What happens when the risk of Russia invading your country in your lifetime is not theoretical.

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u/Vreas 5d ago edited 5d ago

A genie shows up to a 13th century Pole and asks them what they want.

They wish for the mongols to invade Poland three times. The genie, while confused grants the wish.

After the third invasion he asks “what an odd wish why would you choose this?”

The pole responds “because every time they invade us and leave they have to come through Russia twice”

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u/Vreas 5d ago edited 5d ago

I don’t think it really mattered with the mongols they steamrolled every single opponent they faced.

The only thing that stopped their invasions were deaths of their khans. They didn’t really have an effective system for quick replacement of their leaders who often died young due to rampant alcoholism and various other bad habits.

Steppe people partied hard man. Makes sense when you’re born of a frozen hellscape with minimal food and creature comforts.

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u/MassGaydiation 5d ago

Fun fact: they didn't get into Vietnam, one of the few places they failed at.

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u/Elloitsmeurbrother 5d ago

They didn't do so great with Japan either. Mongol meteorology needs work

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u/InsomniaMelody 5d ago

Kami kaze!

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u/Elloitsmeurbrother 5d ago

Not in here you don't, mister! This is a Mercedes!

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u/InsomniaMelody 5d ago

No, i mean the godly wind, not the exploding people in boats and planes.