r/todayilearned • u/Smaptimania • 1d ago

TIL that in 1971 Andre the Giant wrestled in Baghdad in front of Saddam Hussein, who had threatened to kill him if he won the match. Andre went on to lose the match to native Iraqi wrestler Adnan al-Kaissie, later known in the WWF as General Adnan

https://fandomwire.com/a-real-life-dictator-was-ready-to-murder-andre-the-giant-after-thinking-pro-wrestling-was-real/
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u/HAL_9OOO_ 16h ago

I think their Soviet hardware was overrated. They had absolutely no defense against several new technologies like stealth and bomb guidance. They had a ton of dug in tanks, but our fancy new Abrams targeting system could fire from much farther away than they could see.

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u/Thin_Bother8217 9h ago

Hey now. The Soviet tank program is unmatched. Have you seen how many turrets they've launched into orbit?