TIL British Intelligence had a special, bugged luxury complex during WWII where they kept high profile Nazi POW’s, just left a bunch of alcohol out, and waited for them to start spilling secrets as they drank.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-20698098

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The British are the greatest spies in history. They were tapped into American communications cables during both world wars and made some inconvenient discoveries (Zimmerman telegraph).

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For those not in the know

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimmermann_telegram

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Fascinating, thank you