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Polish Hussars give you wings (media.piefed.social)
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[โ€“] PugJesus@piefed.social 10 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Explanation: One of the distinctive features of the Polish Hussars was that they wore wooden frames with feathers to appear more distinctive (some think the wings may have served other purposes, such as noisemaking). Hence, sometimes they are known as Winged Hussars.

Someone quoting Sabaton in 3... 2... 1...

[โ€“] Auster@thebrainbin.org 5 points 3 weeks ago

In the name of God!

explaining the jokeOutro of Nuclear Blasts' lyrics videos for the album all have that part from The Last Stand track

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