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Yes, but it was against deodorant.
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Great story, was surprised by numerous points, like the whole story, plus how did a member of the Gabon Royal Family end up in Mexico, the fact there was slavery in Mexico and that it was that far back.
Thought you were going to say armpit hair.
For those that dont know or didnt read, Hedy (not Hedley) was a genius and had many important inventions, an excerpt:
Hedy Lamarr invented frequency hopping spread spectrum technology, which is the basis for modern wireless communication systems like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS. This innovative system was designed to prevent the jamming of radio-controlled torpedoes during World War II.
She had a genius level IQ and studied Engineering in Vienna before becoming an actress.
She has been formally acknowledged by NSA as a pioneer in the field of advancing Communications Security. On the other side of the coin, frequency hoppers provided a real challenge to intercepting other nations' comms. The rapid and unpredictable changing of freqs made it much harder to track and maintain a lock on a signal-of-interest.
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Losing the 4 carriers meant they couldnt threaten the US anymore, and likey/probably would lose the war, which they obviously did.
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