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TIL 7 Ways Hong Kong Protesters Used Low-Tech Hacks to Fight Back

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b6Pdp TIL there was a confidential Simple Sabotage directive for CIA workers to use in case of a military coup in WWII.
X9vD TIL that dogs tilt their heads when a human speaks to them because they’re trying to identify the words, locate their source and see the speaker better
Kg4 TIL that Richard Harris was afraid of his career being remembered for his role as Professor Dumbledore, but took the part because his granddaughter threatened never to speak to him again.
PYAAZ TIL that Sailor Moon in Japan had a lesbian couple, Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptume. In the English translation this is censored, stating they are cousins instead. Due to problematic dubbing flirting was left in, leading some viewers to infer their relationship as incestuous
GYmrQ TIL if you’re starting with boiling water instead of cold water to hard boil eggs, if you dip the eggs in and out of the boiling water before you drop them in they’re less likely to crack.