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Aug 3, 2021

TIL that not only did the Nazis employ astrologers to try to predict the war, but also that the allies employed counter-astrologers against Hitler's and both sides created fake astrological horoscopes and "translations" of Nostradamus' prophecies to demoralize the enemy

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QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)

@QiaochuYuan

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@sadalsvvd

this reminds me of a story i swear i heard somewhere but i can't find it by googling so maybe i made it up completely. the story is that sima yi or zhuge liang or one of those guys once did a spell to change the appearance of the stars to confuse enemy astrologers

1:14 AM · Aug 3, 2021Twitter Web App

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that is fucking awesome

QC (in Berlin 7/29-???)

@QiaochuYuan

Aug 3, 2021

i mean if you've got a spell like that you might as well use it eh? although you might only be able to do it a few times before the enemy catches on which is rough

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