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TIL Coco Chanel tried to screw over her Jewish cofounders, brothers Pierre & Paul during Nazi Occupation of France and tried to seize their stake. The brothers anticipated this & transferred their shares beforehand to a Christian friend, who later gave it back to them after the war.

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