During WWI, British spies were using various invisible inks in order to get their messages sent to their final destination safely. In 1915 though, one spy discovered a rather unusual material; Semen.
As described in the book “Six: The Real James Bonds 1909-1939
” by Michael Smith, the head of MI6 at the time, Captain Sir Mansfield Cumming (yes, the man in charge of approving semen was called Cumming), reportedly declared “every man his own stylo” thus approving the use of semen as invisible ink.
But wait. Things get even funnier. (the article continues after the ad)
One spy had built up a supply of semen in a bottle so he can use it whenever he wanted to write a message. The only problem with this method though, was that his letters were arriving with a nasty smell. This is why Captain Cumming insisted that if this method was to be used, “fresh operation was necessary for each letter.”
Finally, the method was abandoned after a few months of use.
OK, i’m all about clever solutions but this is weird even for my standards.
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