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unusual facts about Khaki


Gurkha Contingent

Khaki-coloured berets were worn in place of the dark blue beret.


Hank Mizell

When the record was played on BBC TV's flagship pop music show Top of the Pops in April 1976, host Tony Blackburn announced they could not find Mizell, and so the dance group Pan's People dressed in khaki blouses, shorts and pith helmets, danced along to the record with several extras in animal costumes representing the animals mentioned in the song (e.g., "a chimp and a monkey doing the Suzy-Q").

Jeep Wrangler

It also came with fog lamps, CD player with 7 speaker sound system and Sirius Satellite Radio, SunRider soft top, 30" wheels with 15" Alcoa aluminum rims, high pressure gas charged shocks, Dana 44 rear axle and exclusive 65th Anniversary Edition seats, trim, floor mats and decals.The available colors were light khaki, dark khaki, bright silver, black and Jeep Green.

Khaki drill

In the early campaigns in North Africa and the Mediterranean theatre, British troops wore khaki drill (KD) shorts or slacks with long sleeved Aertex shirts.

Khakistocracy

The Raconteurs, an American rock band, use the term in their song "Intimate Secretary", from their 2006 album "Broken Boy Soldiers", although the intent may be different and refer to khaki pants, being used for poetic effect.

Khan Bahadur Ghulam Nabi Kazi

He died in 1955 and was survived by two sons A G N Kazi and Justice Bashir Ghulam Nabi Kazi, two daughters Khaki and Ayesha, married to Mumtaz Kazi and Ahmed Hussain A Kazi, respectively.

Multinational Force and Observers

The 15 civilian observers employed by the MFO used to wear highly visible orange coveralls while carrying out their treaty verification duties until the arrival of U.S. Foreign Service Observer Harry Holland in 2002, when he affected a change to bright orange shirt worn with khaki trousers, now used on all ground verification missions.

Opposition to the Second Boer War

Although the 1900 UK general election, also known as the "Khaki election", had resulted in a victory for the Conservative government on the back of recent British victories against the Boers, public support quickly waned as it became apparent that the war would not be easy and unease developed following reports about the treatment by the British army's of the Boer civilians such as concentration camps and farm burning.

Puttee

During World War II, 1 Brigade of the 1st Canadian Division was being inspected by King George VI; there were not enough regulation khaki puttees for issue, so the 48th Highlanders made do with unofficial blue ones.

Tropidophis hendersoni

Cuban khaki dwarf boa, Tropidophis hendersoni, is a newly described species of dwarf boa from the northern coast of eastern Cuba, in the province of Holguín.

U.S. Army M-1943 Uniform

By 1941, soldiers wore a wool flannel shirt and wool serge trousers in winter and a cotton khaki shirt and trousers in summer, both with ankle length russet leather service shoes and OD canvas leggings, and often with the OD cotton M-1941 Field Jacket.

United States Army uniforms in World War II

There were several versions made: one version was nearly identical to the M-1941 jacket, but with a rough khaki wool outer; another jacket closely resembled the short wool British Battle Dress jacket.


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