fellow ridiculous historians, thank you so much for joining us in today's classic episode.

We've been on a bit of a World War II kick this week.

Yeah, and also a bit of a whirlwind tour of the world, which is why we're giving you a few extra classics this week.

We appreciate you bearing with us.

Ben, have you ever heard that insult that the Gallagher brothers tend to throw at one another?

Or I believe it is Liam calling Noel a potato.

I have.

I have heard of that.

I thought you were talking about different Gallagher brothers throwing it stuff at each other.

And that also checks out.

It does.

Yeah, that would be probably watermelons.

But I don't know.

I think it's kind of a bit of a misnomer to use a potato as an insult. The humble potato is a staple food stuff. It is delicious.

It is hearty. It is resilient. And apparently also can be used to win naval battles.

Yes, as a fan of food fights, this one has always been fascinating to me. This episode from 2018, a long time ago now, weirdly enough. We are sharing some classics, as we mentioned earlier, because we are on the road. I have been in our hometown of Atlanta only like 26 hours this month.

So from afar,

we return to you with

the true, ridiculous story

of a World War II naval battle won

using potato.

That's right.

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