Tumblr Thread: The Finnish Soldier Who Amphetamined His Way Home

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Eric Lund
Aug 3, 2020 7:00 PM EDT

Back in the old days, some governments threw a few amphetamines into their soldiers' supply kits. This guy might be one of the reasons why they don't do that anymore. Here are some more historical moments that sound too ridiculous to be true as well as a Tumblr thread about history that's actually fun.

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    Hand - Pervitin Wabb fedkaczynski What's funny is that this actually happened.
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    Text - allamericankindofguy-actual I'm unfamiliar with this story please elaborate fedkaczynski Finnish soldier gets separated from the rest of his unit but he's the only one carrying the emergency amphetamines for the unit, takes too many and goes on a one man rampage for like 2 weeks straight giving the opposing Soviet soldiers nightmares for decades. Oh and he did it all on skis.
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    Text - ethereal-insight Did he survive? loafed-beans Yes, during his methed up 2-3 week rampage he got injured by a land mine, travelled 400km on skis, and only ate pine buds and a Siberian Jay that he caught which he ate raw. When he made it back to Finnish lines he was taken to a hospital where it was found his heart rate was nearly 200 beats per minute and his weight had dropped to 43kg (94.7lbs).
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    Hair - odric-master-swagtician His name was Aimo Koivunen if you want to look him up
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    Text - MAA misteryada Those are the eyes of a man who has seen god and laughed
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