Novaya Zemlya

Also spelled Novaja Zemlja ("New Land" in english). It is an island located in the Far North East in Europe.

During the Cold War it was a site for several Soviet Nuclear Tests. Including the "Tsar Bomb" The most powerful nuclear bomb ever tested.

Over its entire history as a nuclear test site, Novaya Zemlya hosted 224 nuclear detonations with a total explosive energy equivalent to 265 megatons of TNT. (Compare that with all explosives including the atomic weapons used in World War 2 amounted to only two megatons)

History Channel

Should be renamed "The Hitler Channel" Since they talk about WW2 in just about every other program.

All The History Channel shows most of the time is something about World War 2. But they do have some other things too. Just not that much

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Walking on Sunshine

A term when your feeling high by inhaling computer dust remover.

"It's Like I'm Walking on Sunshine !!!!!"
*Inhales computer dust remover*

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Felix Steiner

A one time German SS Obergruppenführer (Basically a Lieutenant General or Major General) during the 2nd World War.
Became known for his role during the "Battle of Berlin" for refusing to obey Hitler's order to launch a suicidal charge against a much larger Soviet Force. When Hitler learned of this, suffered a complete nervous breakdown

Thanks to the 2004 film "Downfall" (Der Untergang)
his name has become a meme

Felix Steiner. A brilliant Commander now reduced to a meme, thanks to that film Downfall.

Jack Wall

A Brilliant music Composer.
He composes music for video games mostly
His first score was for the game called Vigilance (1998)
But his big break came when he scored Myst III: Exile
(Windows 2001) (XBOX and PS2 in 2002)
Since then he has scored epic games such as Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2.

He was also one of the founders of G.A.N.G. (Game Audio Network Guild)

His Discography as of 11/2010

Vigilance (1997)
10-Six (1998)
Flying Saucer (1998)
Evil Dead: Hail to the King (2000)
Animorphs: Know the Secret (2000)
Ultimate Ride (2001)
Secret Agent Barbie (2001)
Disney's Extremely Goofy Skateboarding (2001)
Myst III: Exile (2001)
The Mark of Kri (2002)
Ben Hur: Blood of Braves (2003)
Unreal II: The Awakening (2003)
Wrath Unleashed (2004)
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (2004)
Myst IV: Revelation (2004)
Rise of the Kasai (2005)
Neopets: The Darkest Faerie (2005)
Jade Empire (2005)
Dungeon Siege II (2005) — Trailer cinematics
Mass Effect (2007)
Mass Effect 2 (2010)

Jack Wall is to video games what John Williams is to movies.

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