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Russian Racer
At the height of the Cold War, a U.S. racing car easily beat a Russian car in a two-car race. How did the Russian newspapers truthfully report this in order to make it look as though the Russian car had outdone the American car?
Answer
The Russian newspaper reported (correctly) that the American car came in next to last while the Russian car came in second.Hide Answer Show Answer
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Very Clever. True?
I thought it might be Russia 6.5 America 6.4. reporting the number of hours taken for the race.
I have the book that this teaser was taken from word-for-word.
I never would have thought of that. Cool
Read this one 30 years ago; still a good one, though
I liked that one.
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