The shortest war in history lasted less than an hour. When the sultan of Zanzibar died and a new one took over without British approval in 1896, the Brits saw it as disrespect. When the unofficially appointed Sultan Khalid bin Barghash refused to step down, British warships spent 38 minutes bombing the palace before Khalid fled. This marked the end of the Anglo-Zanzibar War.
100 Mind-Blowing Bombing Facts
Anna Mae Dickinson cheated death 5 times. Anna Mae Dickinson survived both the Titanic and Lusitania, the Hindenburg explosion, the Pearl Harbor bombing, and the destruction of her apartment during 9/11. She must be part cat.
Yarn bombing is a type of graffiti where crocheted or knitted yarn is used to cover objects or trees. While some yarn bombs can last for years, they can be easily removed if necessary.
“Yarn Bombing” is technically a form of graffiti that originated in Texas. It consists of covering objects, structures, or trees with decorative knitted or crocheted material.
Graffiti bombing is when a large graffiti piece is put up over a short period. Train bombing is one common form where a group of writers will quickly cover a train in graffiti before the authorities arrive.
The Style Wars began in the 1970s and introduced the concept of bombing. Graffiti artists created bigger and bigger pieces in an attempt to achieve fame. They would often “bomb,” or “hit,” one area, which meant painting many surfaces in an area. For the sake of time, they often threw up tags instead of complex pieces.
After the Victoria Station bombing of 1991 where the bomb was hidden in a dustbin, there are still very few dustbins in the London Underground.