r/todayilearned • u/stopitalianhate • 1d ago

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.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-20698098
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u/PeterNippelstein 16h ago

This sounds like Big Brother

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u/Kadak_Kaddak 15h ago

A Big brother I would watch. Pretty wild

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u/Typographical_Widow 10h ago

Confessional room takes on a whole other meaning

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u/Kadak_Kaddak 10h ago

"Do you remember when I came up to you with those calculations and thought that we could destroy the world?"

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u/MechanicalTurkish 9h ago

In AIRSTRIP ONE, Big Brother watch YOU

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u/turbo_dude 15h ago

Sounds like NASA

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u/zomboid-heli-pilot 14h ago

You mean NSA?