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 During WWII, the abbreviation BAM stood for "Broad-Assed Marines", meaning female Marine Corps members. The males, on the other hand, were dubbed "Hairy-Assed Marines" by the ladies.[([[https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/61hum4/til_during_wwii_the_acronym_bam_stood_for/|reddit]])]
-===== Headline =====
+===== Kitty Salon =====
+In Berlin, the SS conducted a brothel called "The Kitty Salon" for foreign diplomats and other VIPs. It was wiretapped, and 20 prostitutes were indoctrinated and trained for many weeks. They had been specially trained to get information from clients through seemingly benign interactions.[([[https://dirjoh-blog.tumblr.com/post/146551633480/the-decision-to-implement-the-final-solution-or|tumblr]])]
+===== Result =====
+WWII led to Europe's demise as an international power center, and the development of the United States and Russia as superpowers. This laid the groundwork for both the US-USSR cold war and the nuclear age.[([[https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cold-war-history|history]])]
+===== Liberty Steaks =====
+To escape the German-sounding moniker, hamburgers in the United States were called "Liberty Steaks" during WWII.[([[https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/5ydfkh/til_that_during_wwii_hamburgers_in_the_us_were/|reddit]])]
+===== Pearl Harbor =====
+There were 96 ships moored at the time of the Pearl Harbor assault. Eight warships were sunk or severely damaged during the combat.[([[https://www.britannica.com/event/Pearl-Harbor-attack|britannica]])]
+===== Joseph Kramer =====
+The "Beast of Belsen", Joseph Kramer (1906-1945), was a commander at Bergen-Belsen. When questioned if he "felt anything" while seeing and participating in the murders of thousands of men, women, and children, Kramer answered he didn't since he was just doing his job. Later, he was killed for crimes against humanity.[([[https://ww2gravestone.com/fascinating-facts-about-world-war-ii-6/|ww2gravestone]])]
+===== Erich Hartmann=====
+With 352 "kills", German fighter pilot Erich Hartmann ("the Blond Knight") is the ace of all fighter aces from all nations.[([[https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=99160|scirp]])]

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