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NotGalenNorAnsel t1_ivi2h00 wrote

Reply to comment by BIN-BON in TIL, there was a Cocaine-infused tablet called “Forced March” taken on the North Pole Expedition by Shackleton. As label explains: “Allays hunger and prolongs the power of endurance.” by endofthen1ght

I just listened to this episode again recently, it's the one that talks about Aimo Koivunen, the Finn that took his whole platoons' meth and was awake for ten days right?

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BIN-BON t1_ivi8qqp wrote

Correct. They even took his weapons and food from him. He supposedly lived by eating a raw jay, hunting it by swinging his ski at it. He also apparently ran into a trapped soviet base that had been abandoned and shredded his foot. However, Aimo Koivunen himself is the only source on this, and well, he was zooted like a motherfucker.

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ben70 t1_ivid00x wrote

I do know they discussed that guy, but I can't be certain that episode was that guy.

Doing the math on 'ten days of meth' vs 'heart failure' one may reasonably figure it is that same soldier.

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