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[-] FaceDeer@fedia.io 90 points 2 days ago

Have to admit, I've completely forgotten about Pear Harbor.

[-] StillAlive@piefed.world 38 points 2 days ago

It was a competitor for Apple but got bought and dismantled.

[-] Klear@piefed.world 19 points 2 days ago

It was when the USA surrendered to dis pear.

[-] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 6 points 1 day ago

Shoutout to da pear

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 15 points 2 days ago

That's when the Japanese sank nearly all of the US's pears.

[-] FaceDeer@fedia.io 11 points 2 days ago

Ah, that's why pear-based weaponry played such a small role in World War II?

[-] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

It was the Boston Tea Party's lesser, ill-conceived cousin.

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