Terrifying War Facts

In my endless quest for online fodder, I happened upon one of the most alarming war facts of all time. According to an article published on CNN.com about important historical kisses (yes, the link is at the bottom), World War I soldiers made out with each other like horny teens in a drive-in.

"In 1927, two soldiers kissed tenderly in the silent movie "Wings", which won Best Picture at the first Academy Awards. When the film was released, no one raised an eyebrow about the scene, partially because kissing(!!!*) in the trenches was remarkably common during World War I.

According to British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Santanu Das, letters and accounts of the war are peppered with stories of soldiers kissing, embracing, and giving each other pet names like 'my Palestine Wife.'"

I'm not much of an exclamation point man, but soldiers making out in the trenches deserves them after every word.

Good Lord. No wonder WWI vets were tight-lipped about their experiences.

The article lumbers on about other historical kisses (Jesus and Judas, Moses and Larry King) but fails to mention the historical dry humping sessions of Hitler and Chamberlain.

Come on, CNN. You can do better.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/05/20/mf.ten.important.kisses/index.html

*Exclamation points added by God's request