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TIL that during WWII, British spies had plans lacing Hitler's food with estrogen, with the intention of making him less aggressive. (theweek.com)
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[–] BigPapaE@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

The idea was to "feminize" Hitler, and make him behave more like his sister, Paula, a "mild-mannered secretary."

Poor Paula Hitler, just wanting to live a quiet life of secretary work