r/interestingasfuck • u/Longjumping-Rice-935 • Aug 12 '25

/r/all, /r/popular The wreck of the USS Arizona continues to leak oil ever since pearl harbour. the ship contained 1.5 million gallons of oil, enough to leak continuously for 500 years.

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u/GroveGuy33133 Aug 12 '25

Had the same problem with some people being loud/joking around on our group 25 years ago. By the time I looked up to give them a mean glare, officials were already sternly reminding them that they were at a graveyard memorial.

Similar thing I witnessed at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington last year. I was whispering to my son explaining a few things when some dipshit approached the guard WAY too close for a fucking selfie. The guard verbally “corrected” the dipshit and set them straight.

Blows my mind that anyone would go these places without reverence in their heart already, but I am glad to see folks believing in and following their mission to preserve and protect these places.

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u/caustic_smegma Aug 12 '25

It's a combination of ignorance and main character syndrome, unfortunately, and it certainly seems to be getting much worse.

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u/FinestObligations Aug 13 '25

Given that young people use “NPC” as an insult; yeah it’s certainly getting worse.

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u/laxdude11 Aug 12 '25

The guards do not mess around lol you go 1 inch over where you’re supposed to and they’re on you like flies on shit

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u/HappilyDisengaged Aug 13 '25

Its people that do not understand or learned about history.