How is it possible that I can log into my account with two different passwords?

How is it possible that I can log into my account with two different passwords? I just logged into my Linux machine on the account ender on two passwords. Both passwords work! How is it possible?
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Are both passwords more than 8 characters long? Some password backends respect only the first 8 characters of a password...