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Turns out, we almost nuked the moon

30 Bizarre Things Done By Governments Around the World

August 15, 2023

During the height of the Cold War, the U.S. thought it would be a good idea to nuke the moon in order to show its military might. And hey, the crazy just gets started there. Below are 29 other bizarre government plans that are just as nuts…

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In 1958, the Air Force hatched Project A119, A Study of Lunar Research Flights. The plan: Nuke the Moon. During the height of the Cold War, the U.S. wanted to show off its military might with a nuclear detonation on the moon that would be visible from Earth. After 8 project reports were commissioned, it was determined they could probably pull it off, but the project was scrapped. CRACKED.COM http://www.commondreams.org/headlines/051400-02.htm — 20 Times Tax Money Was Flushed Down The Toilet

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Berlin tried to use mimes to deal with drunken tourists in the streets at night. POR ГОРОШЕК ГОР MAP The mimes would go out in groups of four and let people take photos with them while exerting social pressure on tourists to act appropriately. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — VICE

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South Korea's ministry of defense blasted K-pop across the border into North Korea. The ministry claims the songs, broadcast from 11 loudspeakers guarded by troops, will get the attention of listeners in North Korea. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — The Guardian, The Guardian

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Germany filmed a video praising couch potatoes as pandemic heroes. NETFLIX ations MEME? Date It shows an old man reminiscing about his service in the pandemic, and ends with: you too can become a hero by staying at home. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — AP News

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Russia created a Safe Selfie campaign with a booklet about what not to do. The booklet, distributed in schools, says you shouldn't do things like climbing an electrical pylon or hanging from a rooftop just to get likes. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — UPI

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The United Kingdom actually appointed a Minister for Loneliness in 2018. That was the result of the 2017 finding that 9 million Britons felt lonely some or all of the time --soon, a national strategy for loneliness was launched. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — MarketWatch

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Singapore had an official campaign to get people laid (to boost the birth rate). The government, in partnership with Mentos, promoted August 9 as the National Night, on which couples should let their patriotism explode. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Smithsonian Magazine

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NIGERIA IS FIGHTING COVID WITH THE POWER OF (SOCIALLY DISTANCED) DANCE. Ain artsinmedicine - - - The government is having musicians play and dance (six feet apart) for people in isolation tents, to lift their spirits. There are concerts outside coronavirus isolation and treatment centers every week. CRACKED.COM — Reuters

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The Australian government used horoscopes to deter Sri Lankan asylum seekers. MEPA CARSA MAIOR LEO MINOR ALGEBA LEO Playing to the popularity of astrology in Sri Lanka, the ads predicted the bad things that would befall each star sign if they came to Australia illegally. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — The Guardian

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SINGLE PEOPLE IN THE NETHERLANDS SHOULD FIND A SEX BUDDY FOR QUARANTINE. The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment said that single people should have a stable cuddle buddy or 'sex buddy''' rather than seeing lots of people. They gave that advice after taking flak for guidance to keep 5 feet away from people visiting your home. CRACKED.COM — The Guardian

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RUSSIA OFFICIALLY RECOMMENDED STAYING ANGRY AT PEOPLE FOR 10 MINUTES, TOPS. КАННИСТЕРСТВО ДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ The Russian Health Ministry's website How to Survive Self-Isolation and Not Go Crazy says that it's OK to be angry at family members, but only for 3-10 minutes. Then, you should calm down and apologize if you were wrong. CRACKED.COM — The Moscow Times

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OREGON SAID PEOPLE SHOULD STOP RIMMING. Condoms and dental dams your small circle of close saliva or feces, especially contacts. Press pause Wash your hands Rimming (mouth Washing up before and on anus) might after sex is more spread COVID-19. important than ever. Virus in feces may Wash hands often with enter your mouth. soap and water for at least 20 seconds. pause Advice tweeted by the Oregon Health Authority included the super-specific guidance to press pause on rimming, because the virus might be in feces. CRACKED.COM — Oregon Live

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India

INDIA DEPLOYED ITS NAVY TO BRING PEOPLE HOME. It sent two ships to evacuate about 1,000 Indians on the Maldives, and a third to the United Arab Emirates (where 200,000 Indians applied for repatriation). It's not free, though-evacuees have to pay for the service. CRACKED.COM — The Economic Times

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A MEXICAN TOWN IS SPRAYING PEOPLE CROSSING THE BORDER WITH DISINFECTANT. OFICINAS GRUPO BETA Drivers crossing into Nogales, Mexico from Nogales, Arizona have to step out of their vehicles and go into an inflatable tunnel where they get sprayed with some kind of biodegradable sanitizer. CRACKED.COM — The Guardian

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Ireland made its private hospitals public for the length of the pandemic. OVID That move added 2,000 beds and nine laboratories to the public health system. Health Minister Simon Harris said that COVID patients will be treated for free, and they'll be treated as part of a single, national hospital service. CRACKED.COM — Unexpected Ways Governments Around The World Are Responding To The Crisis

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Kenya's court sessions are mostly video conference calls. КАП NEWS NEWS DESK ONLINE JUSTICE SMS 22155 MOMBASA HIGH COURT MOVES ONLINE 1:02:13 PM BRIEFS che still want For example, to help deal with the outbreak, Kenya set free 4800 prisoners in March. Most of those judgments were made on Skype or Zoom. As soon as the first Kenyan case was confirmed, workers in the court system were advised to work from home as much as possible. CRACKED.COM — CNN

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The British police told people they shouldn't snitch on lockdown violators. h Oxf The police and crime commissioner for the Thames Valley says that's only necessary in the most extreme circumstances. Otherwise, he says, you should just express polite disapproval. CRACKED.COM — BBC News

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Panama's lockdown is gender-segregated. CORREDOR SUR VIA Last the KCK - ... 100 expires 238-50 POLICIA 82738 Men can leave the house on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Women can leave on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Everyone stays home on Sunday. That's a response to people being out all the time despite the national quarantine. CRACKED.COM — Business Insider

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Vietnam War

During the Vietnam War, the U.S. decided to relocate South Vietnamese villagers. It was called the Strategic Hamlet Program, and the idea was to move the villagers away from the soldiers, so they wouldn't get hurt. They'd be grateful, and support our side. But we grossly underestimated the number of villagers. It turned out there were 8 million of them, and the government had no way of providing for them. The resulting discontent made them easy recruits for the communists. CRACKED.COM http://www.britannica/ a.com/event/Vietnam-War#ref809122 — 20 Times Tax Money Was Flushed Down The Toilet

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Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban made a Palpatine-style power grab. The parliament (which is in his party's hands) cancelled all elections, suspended itself, and allowed him to rule by decree. It was sold to people as a way to help Hungary fight the pandemic, but they gave him dictator powers indefinitely. CRACKED.COM — The Atlantic

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Between 1942 and 1964, the U.S. Military built an artificial island in the Pacific. Johnson Atoll, 860 mi southwest of Hawaii It was abandoned in 2004. We don't know how much it cost, but a comparable project in scope and scale would be the Japanese Kansai Airport. That was another artificial island built to support a landing strip, and it cost around $20 billion. CRACKED.COM www.urbanghostsmedia com/2010/04/isolated-and-abandoned-military-airbase-johnston-atoll/ — 20 Times Tax Money Was Flushed Down The Toilet

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The U.S. Military has recently perfected the long-distance stinkbomb. By extensively researching what smells bad to different races. The idea behind a malodorant is to incapacitate the enemy with a nasty smell. The problem is, each culture has a different idea of what constitutes a bad smell. So each batch of stinkbombs has to be custom-formulated ahead of time. CRACKED.COM http://www. sunshine-project.de/infos/archiv/hintergrund/nr_08.pdf — 20 Times Tax Money Was Flushed Down The Toilet

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The US flew nearly $12 billion in shrink-wrapped $100 bills into Iraq. THE Then they tossed it around without checking to see who was receiving it or how it was being spent. A congressional committee found that a staggering amount of the cash, which was was earmarked for Iraqi ministries and US contractors, was lost to corruption and waste. CRACKED.COM http://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/feb/0B/usa iraq1 — 20 Times Tax Money Was Flushed Down The Toilet

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