Amy Shira Teitel
@amyshirateitel.bsky.social
Author, historian, streamer, YouTuber, writer.
There's a persistent myth that Stalin loved Coca-Cola so much that he had a clear version made so he could drink it without seeming to engage with anything American. It wasn't Stalin. It was Zukhov! This is a fun story!
November 22, 2024 at 2:45 PM
There's a persistent myth that Stalin loved Coca-Cola so much that he had a clear version made so he could drink it without seeming to engage with anything American. It wasn't Stalin. It was Zukhov! This is a fun story!
The lesser known, more literal space race: Apollo 11 vs. Luna 15. I like this one, it's a fun story!
November 21, 2024 at 4:09 PM
The lesser known, more literal space race: Apollo 11 vs. Luna 15. I like this one, it's a fun story!
One of my favourite parts of this story is that von Braun used misprinted papers to create a phony SS branch to give his team passage right under guards' noses; his own SS rank helped. They successfully hid V-2s and parts in a mountain mine before surrendering!
Link to my book! bit.ly/astbtcog
Link to my book! bit.ly/astbtcog
November 19, 2024 at 3:37 PM
One of my favourite parts of this story is that von Braun used misprinted papers to create a phony SS branch to give his team passage right under guards' noses; his own SS rank helped. They successfully hid V-2s and parts in a mountain mine before surrendering!
Link to my book! bit.ly/astbtcog
Link to my book! bit.ly/astbtcog
Lots more to say about this one, but for now, a little teaser on this most creative WWII unit!
Vonnegut’s Bluebeard is about an ex-soldier turned artist. At one point he mentions painting tanks, and it reminded me I want to know more about these artistic tanks! Images via National WWII Museum.
Vonnegut’s Bluebeard is about an ex-soldier turned artist. At one point he mentions painting tanks, and it reminded me I want to know more about these artistic tanks! Images via National WWII Museum.
November 18, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Lots more to say about this one, but for now, a little teaser on this most creative WWII unit!
Vonnegut’s Bluebeard is about an ex-soldier turned artist. At one point he mentions painting tanks, and it reminded me I want to know more about these artistic tanks! Images via National WWII Museum.
Vonnegut’s Bluebeard is about an ex-soldier turned artist. At one point he mentions painting tanks, and it reminded me I want to know more about these artistic tanks! Images via National WWII Museum.
The first American in space smelled like pee.
November 17, 2024 at 3:01 PM
The first American in space smelled like pee.
I just really love the Gemini program and I've been making little videos about some of my favourite tidbits!
Related: On this mission, Pete Conrad said he should have brought a book. The eight days got pretty monotonous.
Related: On this mission, Pete Conrad said he should have brought a book. The eight days got pretty monotonous.
November 13, 2024 at 2:13 PM
I just really love the Gemini program and I've been making little videos about some of my favourite tidbits!
Related: On this mission, Pete Conrad said he should have brought a book. The eight days got pretty monotonous.
Related: On this mission, Pete Conrad said he should have brought a book. The eight days got pretty monotonous.
Working on something COMPLETELY unrelated somehow reminded me how much I love Tycho Brahe's geoheliocentric model!
November 10, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Working on something COMPLETELY unrelated somehow reminded me how much I love Tycho Brahe's geoheliocentric model!
The Confederacy was HUGE! I drew maps for my latest YouTube video and I had no idea how massive the Confederacy was. This visualization helped!
And yes, I know it wasn't a full flip; the full video explains it in more detail! Check it out here: youtu.be/h3WTxZOJkDA
And yes, I know it wasn't a full flip; the full video explains it in more detail! Check it out here: youtu.be/h3WTxZOJkDA
October 29, 2024 at 8:37 PM
The Confederacy was HUGE! I drew maps for my latest YouTube video and I had no idea how massive the Confederacy was. This visualization helped!
And yes, I know it wasn't a full flip; the full video explains it in more detail! Check it out here: youtu.be/h3WTxZOJkDA
And yes, I know it wasn't a full flip; the full video explains it in more detail! Check it out here: youtu.be/h3WTxZOJkDA
This is a video I've been wanting to make for years, and it's finally up! New YouTube video all about the 20th century Party Flip!
youtu.be/h3WTxZOJkDA
youtu.be/h3WTxZOJkDA
October 27, 2024 at 3:02 PM
This is a video I've been wanting to make for years, and it's finally up! New YouTube video all about the 20th century Party Flip!
youtu.be/h3WTxZOJkDA
youtu.be/h3WTxZOJkDA