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32: Losing golf balls for fun

Lateral with Tom Scott

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The Dad's ADHD Hack

As German forces rolled into Paris in June 1940, the French resistance sabotaged many important military assets. In particular, five sets of cables were cut to slow down Hitler's rise - perhaps literally. What were they and how did they create difficulties for the invaders? This is an excellent question that I am not going to answer immediately because it will kind of give the game away. You're absolutely right, Zylah: Is it a cable or there are five elevators on this building?

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