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As a former Boy Scout, Roger Chaffee (born #OTD in 1935) had more outdoor experience than some of his fellow astronauts. Over his 3-day jungle survival training, he was able to find various things to eat, describing palm hearts as delicious, and snails as just plain terrible.
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Gotta sautée them in butter and garlic, and good luck finding that in the jungle.

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