1 Comment TIL that the use of Zyklon-B gas to murder prisoners at Auschwitz came from the initiative of one of the camp SS captains, who had previously used it to murder Russian POWs in the basement of one of the buildings. They repeated the experiment on more Russian POWs while the camp commandant watched. by whatilearned January 29, 2022, 9:25 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
TIL actor Daniel von Bargen, who was known for his roles as Mr. Kruger on Seinfeld, Commandant Edwin Spangler on Malcolm in the Middle, and Chief Grady in Super Troopers shot himself in the temple in 2012 in an apparent suicide attempt by whatilearned December 5, 2021, 10:36 am 12 Points Upvote Downvote
1 Comment TIL When the commandant of Auschwitz randomly selected 10 people to be starved to death as punishment for an escape attempt, Maximilian Kolbe, a political prisoner and monk, offered to die in the place of a total stranger. He was later declared a saint by the Catholic Church. by whatilearned June 3, 2021, 1:39 pm 12 Points Upvote Downvote
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