Frederick the Great and Coffee
Frederick the Great of Prussia banned coffee in 1777, encouraging his subjects to drink beer instead, citing concerns over the amount of money leaving the country due to coffee consumption.
He believed that beer was healthier and would support local breweries, while coffee was seen as a luxury that drained the economy.
Frederick also raised the luxury tax on coffee to 150% of the sale price after the Seven Years' War, making it extremely expensive for commoners.
Despite his ban, there are anecdotes suggesting that Frederick himself enjoyed coffee, sometimes consuming up to forty cups in a day.

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Polish Civilians captured by Germans, circa 1939; their prime minister some years before had threatened Germany, and innocent civilians found themselves out of homes for fear of partisan resistance groups forming

US 15th regiment in NYC

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This Fw-190 was found in the woods in 1989, restored and flew again in 2010.

George Patton preparing to urinate in the Rhine

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My great grandfather who was born around 1898, during his time in the Royal Navy (#WW1). Most of my family served, and many died, or were maimed in wars that needn't have happened. Most remove their recent ancestors in place of modernity, but they were as real as we are today.

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