Atomic Answers
This next entry is crazy because of how dangerous it is. Of course, this was a time before scientists had extensive knowledge of radiation and its after-effects. However, it’s still shocking that the army made the guy go to the detonation point. Thankfully, this story appears to have somewhat of a happy ending.

Honestly, it’s a real surprise that there was no lingering damage from this dangerous trip. Not only did the grandfather survive it, but he even went on to father a number of children. He must be a real-life Superman or something! I can imagine plenty of scientists would want to study his genes.