The U.S.'s Biological Warfare Against Its Own Citizens, the Nazi Breeding Program and Much More
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In the "Forgotten History" compilation video today, we're looking at the United States' biological warfare program tested on its own citizens, the women who were used for breeding by the Nazis, the amazonian arrow poison that revolutionized medicine, the only axi prisoner to escape from Canada and make it back to Germany, the forgotten and extremely tragic valcartier grenade incident, and much, much more.
00:00 That Time the United States Tested Biological Warfare on its Own Citizens 18:38 The Women Who were Used for Breeding by the Nazis 36:07 The Amazonian Arrow Poison that Revolutionized Medicine 56:31 The Red Devil: The Only Axis Prisoner to Escape from Canada And Make It Back to Germany 1:10:18 Intentionally Swept Under the Rug- The Forgotten and Extremely Tragic Valcartier Grenade Incident 1:24:37 The Insane Story the Kamikaze Scandal that Rocked Japan 1:42:33 The Forgotten Carnival Sideshow That Saved Countless Babies’ Lives 1:54:15 That Time Disney Helped Give the World a Weapon of Mass Destruction 2:09:01 Forgotten History- That Time Hitler had His Agents Secretly Attack Germany in Order to Justify Starting WWII 2:19:16 Forgotten History- The U.S. Military’s Obsessive WWII Ice Cream Crusade 2:29:05 Glowing in the Dark, The “Radium Girls” 2:44:52 Julius Caesar and His Pirate Adventure Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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