Dylan Smith wrote:

My dad's father was shortly to be sent to the Pacific in the Royal Navy
had the war not ended (Britain would have gone to help out in the
Pacific theatre had Japan not surrendered).

My father's division was being readied for transport to the Pacific for the
invasion when the atomic bombs were dropped. I also would probably not have been
born if we had had to invade.

George Patterson
Great discoveries are not announced with "Eureka!". What's usually said is
"Hummmmm... That's interesting...."