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Short answer: It's an adorable means of self-protection.

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wmWP TIL that contrary to movie plots, The US Witness Protection Program has never had a breach of security in which a protected person or family member was harmed. All 8,500+
R5New TIL the cast and crew on the film Titanic were drugged after eating clam chowder laced with PCP.
6E0M8 TIL in 2005, Astronaut Stephen Robinson had to fix the Shuttle Discovery in orbit to make it to Earth alive. Material sticking out between the heat panels had to be removed to avoid burning up on re-entry. He improvised tools, including a saw made with duct tape, and removed it on a spacewalk.
KvKE TIL Steve Jobs would sue companies after they would help create something for apple. (They also didn’t create anything on their own)
rW8o TIL That a Fraud Examiner went to the SEC in 2005 with a report showing Madoff’s returns were impossible but the SEC didn’t bother investigating the analysis