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On August 9, 1945, atomic bomb Fat Man's primary target was Kokura, not Nagasaki. Smoke and clouds obscured the target through 50 minutes and three failed runs. With fuel critically low, the B-29 Bockscar diverted to Nagasaki, its secondary target.
The barbershop pole originated from a time when barbers in Europe also performed surgery. Red represents arteries and bleeding, blue represents veins and shaving, and white represents bones and bandages.
The term 'spam mail' comes from Monty Python's comedy sketch 'Spam.' During World War II, the US supplied massive amounts of SPAM cans to Britain, and the Brits' frustration inspired the sketch. The name later stuck to annoying promotional emails.
The earliest recorded spam was a dental advertisement sent by telegram in 1864 in Britain. The furious recipient wrote to The London Times: "By what right do they send me a telegram that is plainly, purely an advertisement, to disturb me?"
Yamaguchi Tsutomu survived both Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After the first blast, he returned to Nagasaki and went to work. His boss scolded him — "a single bomb can't destroy a city" — and at that exact moment, the second atomic bomb detonated.