I love useless knowledge

[basketcase]

The United States has never lost a war in which mules were used.

I'd question this one. I bet the Vietnamese used mules, Korea was a draw, and then there's Iraq and Afghanistan.

 

[oldjones]

quoting: "The United States has never lost a war in which mules were used."
I'd question this one. I bet the Vietnamese used mules, Korea was a draw, and then there's Iraq and Afghanistan.

And, of course both sides used mules in 1812, the first war the US lost.

 

[Cinema Face]

And, of course both sides used mules in 1812, the first war the US lost.

That war was inconclusive. Both sides think they won.

 

[l69norm]

The young army private in this famous picture is now a pornstar

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1f/Oka_stare_down.jpg

 

[hairyfucker]

Some lizards have two penises. An elephants penis can weigh 40 lbs and a whale has a penis that is 10 feet long.

A whale is the only mammal with a bone in its penis. It is appropriately called a pecker bone.

 

[oldjones]

That war was inconclusive. Both sides think they won.

The US declared war, invaded Canada, were driven back and sued for peace. But the Treaty of Ghent didn't declare winner or loser. Because the Brits were anxious to get back to politics closer to home, they betrayed their Indian allies, ceding to the Americans lands that they had not taken, so it can certainly be argued that the US won the peace.

Certainly the Washington warmongers who promised easy victories and vast territorial conquests, then drove their new country to the brink of bankruptcy, losing every land battle but the last—fought after the peace had been settled in Europe—deserve no credit.

Perhaps the American mules in this instance were metaphorical? Like today's stubborn believers in WMDs, and easy victories.

 

[buttercup]

Chimpanzees have a bone in their penis. Dogs don't.