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TIL the Holocaust in Belarus killed up to 40% of its population. 100,000 Jews lived in the Minsk ghetto, with 1.5 meters of allotted space each and none for children. The Nazis planned to kill 75% of Belorussians - those with blonde hair/blue eyes would be allowed to live as slaves for Germans.

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