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http://www.snopes.com/fact-check/native-american-scouts-long-hair-provided-almost-supernatural-tracking-abilities-vietnam-war/(permalink)
Author: snopescom
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language
English
Date published
2016-12-06
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Formal fallacyViet CongConsciousnessSenseInsect morphologyElectric fieldEthnic groupPsychologySkepticismIndiana JonesFact-checkingReconnaissanceSupernaturalScalpFederal government of the United StatesElectromagnetismNervous systemAvocadoNoahHairNatural rubberSpecial forcesNew EnglandRobert E. LeeUnited States Army Special ForcesIntelligenceVietnam WarRadioBrainImmune systemEnergyElectrical resistance and conductanceBrainstemMysticismMetaphysicsHair follicleElectric currentMythElectrical conductorNew AgeAestheticsIndigenous peoples of the AmericasUnited States Armed Forces

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  • The United States military recruited Native Americans as scouts in the Vietnam War and — in the course of their training — the military discovered that long hair actually helps give people ‘almost supernatural’ tracking abilities.

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