1. RPG Doesn’t Stand for “Rocket-Propelled Grenade” As opposed to the popular “rocket-propelled grenade,” RPG is a Russian Acronym standing for “Ruchnoi Protivotankovyi Granatomet,” which loosely translates to “handheld anti-tank grenade launcher.

2. Grenades Come In Different Sizes and Shape Spherical hand grenades are the most popular.

3. Canadians Tossed Grenades Rather Than Tinned Corned Beef to the German Soldier During World War 1, the Germans had befriended and somewhat trusted the Canadians.

4. Grenades Were First Used as Siege Weapon Before they became war weapons, grenades were purely siege items during medieval times.

5. A Former United States Army Soldier Refused Evacuation After Surviving a Grenade Blast During a mission, a former United States Army soldier, Michael Fitzmaurice, saved his comrades by throwing himself onto a live grenade hurled by the enemy into their bunker.

6. Russians Attached Hooks to Their Grenades to Improve Efficiency The battle of Stalingrad pitted the German soldiers against the Russians.

7. A Convict Once Painted Oranges As Grenades to Escape Prison A prisoner, Michael Vaujour, painted oranges as grenades and used them to escape prison.

8. President George W. Bush Survived a Grenade Attack in Georgia In 2005, President George W. Bush survived a grenade attack in Georgia.

9. The Australians Invented the Boomerang Grenade During World War 1, an Australian designed a boomerang-shaped grenade and submitted the Idea to the Australian Grenade Training School.