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5VwZr TIL that german Rudolf Spanner made soap out of human fat in Danzig during world war 2
WkPYB TIL it has been established so far that 928 prisoners attempted to escape from the Auschwitz concentration camp complex (878 men and 50 women). For 196 prisoners the escape finished with success and the majority of them lived to see the end of the war.
Z8rwY TIL That the sign above the gates to Auschwitz-Birkenau, which reads 'Arbeit macht frei' (Work Sets You Free), was made by prisoners in the metalworking labor detail. The prisoners deliberately reversed the letter "B" as a camouflaged mark of disobedience.