In 1999, a group of hackers identified a vulnerability in Microsoft’s Hotmail which allowed access to ~50 million email accounts. There was a login script called “start” which used “eh” as the password. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Shibboleth
A shibboleth is any custom or tradition, usually a phrase or even a word, that distinguishes one group of people from another. Shibboleths have been used throughout history in many societies as passwords or means of self-identification. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Fairy-Wren Secret Tune
Fairy-wrens often have other birds laying eggs in their nests (a brood parasite). They have adapted by singing a special tune to their eggs. Once hatched, those that sing the password get food while any brood parasite chicks go hungry. – WTF Fun Facts
