Sounds cool. Also sounds like something the Kriegsmarine could trace back up their supply chain. Which the Resistance would know. What was their plan for that, and how did things work out?
Without having smelled croton oil myself, canned brisling (which is what it is, even if it was sold as sardines) has a quite strong smell and taste. I can easily imagine that it could mask the pungent smell of the croton oil.
> Forced labor, kidnapping, rape, child separation, and forced displacement were widespread during the genocide, and were encouraged, tolerated, and even carried out by American government officials and military commanders
The lesson we learn from history is that we don't learn from history
Sounds cool. Also sounds like something the Kriegsmarine could trace back up their supply chain. Which the Resistance would know. What was their plan for that, and how did things work out?
Interesting. In the US at least Crotons are rather popular as houseplants. I've kept them for years, and never knew of this property or story.
Assuming it's true, I wonder if any documentation exists at all from one of the affected souls on those subs.
A cursory search doesn't seem to turn up anything solid.
But it would be interesting to know. I'll be in the German diary archive in March and made a note to keep an eye out for it.
I love the thought that perhaps the battle of the atlantic was influenced by the "nuclear bomb of laxatives" haha
https://www.fishersci.ca/shop/products/croton-oil-thermo-sci...
The spec sheet here suggests it’s pungent. I wonder if this truly worked or if the smell would make it immediately obvious.
Without having smelled croton oil myself, canned brisling (which is what it is, even if it was sold as sardines) has a quite strong smell and taste. I can easily imagine that it could mask the pungent smell of the croton oil.
Another Historical Easter Egg from Wikipedia [1]:
"Medicinal" croton oil was supplied in the California Genocide to dying Indian groups.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croton_oil
> Forced labor, kidnapping, rape, child separation, and forced displacement were widespread during the genocide, and were encouraged, tolerated, and even carried out by American government officials and military commanders
The lesson we learn from history is that we don't learn from history
Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
Those who do learn from history are doomed to watch helplessly as everyone else repeats it.
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Palm Springs, California is the home of a successful Native American tribe that owns half the town.
I wonder how the escaped this. Maybe it's on their wiki.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agua_Caliente_Band_of_Cahuilla...
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