Throughout the course of history, the U.S. has at least attempted to put a military base or nuclear weapons in just about any location you can dream up. The moon was no exception.
After centuries of blindly trusting the stuff, scientists have found that hydrogen peroxide may actually slow the healing process. Thanks, brown bottle of lies!
Those people in your history books were busy doing things for you to read about in history books. They weren't subject to dumb fads. Theirs were ridiculous.