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Space Invaders Inventor's Struggle
- The inventor of Space Invaders, Tomohiro Nishikado, struggled to pass the first level of his own game.
- He even tried to make the game easier but was told it would no longer be the game.
Creative Cold War Spy Tactics
- Soviet spies in London used Men Only magazine to signal handlers by throwing it over a garden hedge.
- CIA also used creative spy gadgets like inflatable decoys and fake dogs to evade detection.
Strange 1930s Yemen Laws
- In 1930s Yemen, strict rules forbade walking backwards or giving horses human names.
- Music and singing outside religious chants were banned and watching moon or women was taboo.