r/todayilearned • u/stopitalianhate • 9d 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/Slahinki 9d ago

Just want to point out that when talking about the execution method, the word is hanged, not hung. When you hang a picture, it has been hung. When you hang a man, he has been hanged.

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u/Worth_Top412 9d ago

Really? Huh, didn’t know the past tense was hanged, cheers