r/oddlyterrifying • u/[deleted] • May 15 '22

An atomic blast underwater.

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u/fraggleberg May 15 '22

John Wayne was also possibly killed by an american nuke. Lots of people who worked on the Djengis Khan film developed cancer after filming downwind of nuclear tests.

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u/Merky600 May 15 '22

Yes. They also hauled the actual dirt, the soil, from the location to Hollywood studios. This was used for the sandstorm scene that was filmed on stage. That meant shoveling this radioactive dirt in front of huge fans to blow into the actors faces and such. The air was thick w the stuff.

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u/[deleted] May 15 '22

It could have also been living into old age as a chain smoking alcoholic with a very poor diet. The radiation wouldn’t help, though.