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During World War II, the opposing sides listened to each other’s messages and struggled to decode them. This is different from listening to each other’s messages and trying to decipher them

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55% Informative

During World War II , the opposing sides listened to each other’s messages, struggling to decode them.

With a code, each word or idea is replaced by something specific and unique.

With this, the Allies had to puzzle over: Wotan , Knickebein and Wden .

When setting codewords, don’t aim for cleverness, just pick a random word.

The Germans were able to use noise around the chime to figure out weather conditions in London .

The BBC switched to a recording of the bell, while still claiming it was live.

People submitted 10 million photos and postcards to help the War Office decide Normandy was the best spot to hit on D-Day .

Today , the government is using photos from social media and VR cameras to map the interior of every home.

VR Score

55

Informative language

56

Neutral language

56

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

39

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

medium-lived

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