In Northwestern Pakistan, the town of Darra Adam Khel became known as one of the largest gun bazaars in the world. For decades, local craftsmen have produced handmade copies of everything from pistols to machine guns using basic tools and small workshops.
Many of the weapons are built by hand from scrap metal, often without formal blueprints, yet are capable of closely replicating original designs. the town's economy has long been centered around this trade, supplying buyers from across the region.
It remains one of the most unusual arms markets in the world.
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Many of the weapons are built by hand from scrap metal, often without formal blueprints, yet are capable of closely replicating original designs. the town's economy has long been centered around this trade, supplying buyers from across the region.
It remains one of the most unusual arms markets in the world.
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1967 French-Israeli Six Day War medal, given to French-Jewish volunteers.
The front shows Israel's flag with a sword and olive branch, alongside "Freedom, Peace, Brotherhood" and references to the six-day campaign. The back features Hebrew text about preserving world peace, with a plane, tank, and Torah.
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The front shows Israel's flag with a sword and olive branch, alongside "Freedom, Peace, Brotherhood" and references to the six-day campaign. The back features Hebrew text about preserving world peace, with a plane, tank, and Torah.
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The "Baja Blast Heist," also known as "Operation Soda Steal," was a early memetic internet event from 2008 where a GameFAQs user, EpitaphILIP, with the help of other forum users, engineered a contraption to secretly siphon large amounts of the then-TacoBell-exclusive Mountain Dew Baja Blast from a soda fountain. The plan involved a modified cup and a hidden container in a backpack to bypass the drink's exclusivity, to allow the user to enjoy the drink at home, during a time when this was impossible. He just had to stand at the fountain for fifteen minutes, slowly collecting Baja Blast without creating suspicion. Thankfully, he successfully executed the heist and posted video and photographic documentation online, which you see here, along with "scientific schematics."
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Defense secretary Pete Hegseth just quoted a fake bible verse from Pulp Fiction during a Pentagon prayer session.
The quote he used is the fictional one written for Pulp Fiction (Samuel L. Jackson's character recites a longer, invented version of Ezekiel 25:17).
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The quote he used is the fictional one written for Pulp Fiction (Samuel L. Jackson's character recites a longer, invented version of Ezekiel 25:17).
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