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TIL during Hitler's childhood, the Jewish doctor that was treating his mother for cancer reduced his prices so she could afford treatment. Hitler never forgot this and gave him special protection during WWII as a "Noble Jew". Doctor Eduard Bloch ended up outliving Hitler himself.

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