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My stepfather sent me this story this morning that I had never heard: how the British used Monopoly to get maps and escape supplies to POWs. -- (link)

Posted by TFox Mar 2 '10, 09:07

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pretty interesting. (www.cnn.com)

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the most impressive part was that the race car token actually functioned. -- nm - Reagen Mar 2, 09:22
...and that's when the Germans stopped using concentration camp names like "Marvin Gardens" and "Boardwalk" -- nm - Ender Mar 2, 09:19 1
- :) -- nm - Andie Mar 2, 09:34
heh, this was just on Snopes the other day. -- (link) - JaxSean Mar 2, 09:16
great story. -- nm - Remlik Mar 2, 09:15
This was an item on QI (Quite Interesting) a great TV show hosted by Stephen Fry. -- nm - LMS Mar 2, 09:14
that's very cool -- nm - Andie Mar 2, 09:11
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- I was mostly impressed he forwarded an e-mail that was actually interesting. -- nm - TFox Mar 2, 09:12 1
  - a red-letter day in history! -- nm - Reagen Mar 2, 09:13

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