TITLE:        Why Soldiers Put Gum Under Their Helmets 🪖
CHANNEL:      The Art Of War  (@theartofwarrr)
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US soldiers would often put a piece of gum under their helmet before entering a

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FULL SCRIPT:
US soldiers would often put a piece of gum under their helmet before entering a tunnel. You see, tunnels were the most dangerous places during the Vietnam War. And to avoid death, they placed chewing gum under their helmet, believing it would bring them luck. If they returned, they'd chew that same piece and spit it out to thank their fate.

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TIMED:
[000.16] US soldiers would often put a piece of
[001.84] gum under their helmet before entering a
[003.68] tunnel. You see, tunnels were the most
[005.60] dangerous places during the Vietnam War.
[007.60] And to avoid death, they placed chewing
[009.44] gum under their helmet, believing it
[011.20] would bring them luck. If they returned,
[012.96] they'd chew that same piece and spit it
[014.80] out to thank their fate.
