When HN mangles your title, you can restore it to sanity by editing the item: it only changes it on creation, not edition.
I wonder what's the reasoning behind that, it sounds pretty braindead.
Filtering "listicles", articles with titles like "6 Secrets to Achieving Work-Life Balance", "23 Amazing Moments From The Harry Potter Movies", "5 Steps to Booking a Cheap Flight Online" and similar.