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Hmm, wasn't there a James Bond where there was a stiletto-like knife hidden inside a shoe? Also, apparently the trend of the pointy shoe came back [1]. Most recently in Mexico. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointed_shoe
It was Rosa Klebb in From Russia with Love. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Klebb
Those shoes were also useful for lifting the ladies long dresses, making them very practical at parties.
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I've always been amused by the conspiracy that flat earth is a smoke cloud put up to make all conspiracy theories look bad.
This isn't really a conspiracy, this is the "cognitive infiltration" technique advocated by Cass Sunstein. Basically, even if the government doesn't like conspiracy theories (especially ones around purported government action/inaction like 9/11 truthers, JFK assassination, etc) they can't ban it or punish people due to the First Amendment. Therefore the best approach for discrediting them is infiltrating the movement…