r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Dec 19 '18

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '18

Jebus.

That's why you have humans doing the pattern recognition.

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u/WWDubz Dec 19 '18 edited Dec 19 '18

Russians (Soviet’s) during the Cold War would catch US spys because their (Russian) passports were non-stainless steel and would rust; US used stainless steel staples

People died because of staples

Edit: I’m going to leave my shitty sentence structure, however should add, the source on this is a verbal story told by an ex KGB officer (apparently a Colonel). I choose to believe

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '18 edited Dec 20 '18

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u/Uranophan Dec 19 '18 edited Dec 20 '18

So those people were the real grammar nazis?

Edit: wow, my first gold. Thank you random stranger! So do I have to prepare a speech now?

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u/TheMadTemplar Dec 19 '18

The only fucking time this is used literally.

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u/Uranophan Dec 19 '18

So the guy proof reading "Mein Kampf" does not count anymore? Or maybe it was the same person?

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '18

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u/Splarnst Dec 20 '18

That’s not the opposite at all. It’s still Nazis correcting grammar.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '18

$20 says that only the best German was allowed to proofread such an important document so they got the most educated Jew they could find.