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@mike69 said
I’m 54, and it sucked. Mostly contaminated fenced off along with center airstrip taking up most of the island. Wind blew same direction every day in case of chemical leaks like it would matter 🙂 and it made riding your bicycle very difficult to get to the three bars for .50 cent mixed drinks but you could fly back.

Almost 700 men and 14 women cooks.😟

@badradger said
spill the beans.......or not

No beans, it was something interesting to look up. There is another island dredged in the same shape in another location during WWII.

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/mary-pearcey

Could this be 'Jack The Ripper'? The story of Mary Pearcey will send shivers down your spine

-VR

@very-rusty said
https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/mary-pearcey

Could this be 'Jack The Ripper'? The story of Mary Pearcey will send shivers down your spine

-VR

Seems their just filling gaps with whatever they want to create the story.

@mike69 said
Seems their just filling gaps with whatever they want to create the story.

Did you read the whole thing and come to that conclusion?

-VR

@Very-Rusty
Yes, I’m pretty sure.

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/history-of-the-lawn

Just how did the lawn become the ultimate status symbol? It dates back further than you might imagine...

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/corrie-ten-boom

The remarkable life of Corrie ten Boom. A Dutch watchmaker whose bedroom hid a big secret

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/crooked-teeth

Cavemen had a specific facial feature that we pay a fortune for now. Prepare for a shock

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/lake-karachay

The lake that was so deadly spending just an hour on its shore would kill you. What was lurking there?

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/yuba-county-five

When these five men vanished in 1978, a sheriff described it as "bizarre as hell". Over 40 years later, it's still a mystery

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/comet-fever

In 1910, the media sparked mass hysteria across the world. For the next three months, people lived in unnecessary fear

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/rodney-alcala

In 1978 this guy struck lucky on "The Dating Game", but his date refused to go out with him. She was right to follow her instinct...

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/kissing-sailor

It took decades to discover the identity of this famous couple. The iconic display of passion wasn't quite so romantic though...

-VR

https://www.didyouknowdaily.com/story/daniel-tammet

This little boy saw extraordinary things when he closed his eyes. How his mind works will leave you in absolute awe.

-VR