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🎬 The rusty bolt that helped win the Battle of Midway

A young farm boy with no training cracks a Japanese naval cipher and changes the course of the Pacific War. This is the story of Corporal William "Billy" Thornton and the unlikely tool that saved lives.

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Highlights:

✨ The moment Billy recognizes a 13-character key and begins to decode intercepted Japanese messages
🎯 How fifty-three decoded messages revealed Japanese plans and enabled Admiral Nimitz to ambush the fleet at Midway
💝 Billy Thornton’s background: Nebraska farmboy, obsessive pattern reader, and his lifelong thinking tool — the rusty bolt
🌟 The broader lesson: unconventional thinking and small habits can alter history

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Questions to ponder 🤔

Where are you watching from today?
What small object or habit has helped you solve a problem?
Which part of Billy’s story surprised you the most?

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