TITLE:        Why Soldiers Always Smoked in Pairs 🚬
CHANNEL:      The Art Of War  (@theartofwarrr)
URL:          https://youtube.com/watch?v=1d4awlm7KDI
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If the third soldier lit the [music] cigarette at night, it made him an easy

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FULL SCRIPT:
If the third soldier lit the [music] cigarette at night, it made him an easy target for the enemy. You see, during World War I, soldiers noticed that the enemy would see the first light, take aim at the second, and fire on the third, killing the unlucky smoker instantly. So, when the soldiers wanted to smoke, they would just go in pairs, [music] teasing the enemy while staying hidden in the dark.

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TIMED:
[000.00] If the third soldier lit the [music]
[001.32] cigarette at night, it made him an easy
[003.08] target for the enemy. You see, during
[004.92] World War I, soldiers noticed that the
[006.84] enemy would see the first light, take
[008.64] aim at the second, and fire on the
[010.48] third, killing the unlucky smoker
[012.28] instantly. So, when the soldiers wanted
[013.76] to smoke, they would just go in pairs,
[015.06] [music] teasing the enemy while staying
[016.52] hidden in the dark.
