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Following World War II, numerous short waveradio stations popped up around the world that transmit nothing but letters and numbers. These "numbers stations" are used to transmit information to spies.
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Before the advent of digital cameras, film from spy satellites had to be ejected and then either captured mid-air or recovered from the ground
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Sergeant Stubby was an American war dog that was promoted during World War II. He became somewhat of a legend, but one of his most famous exploits was holding a German spy captive until Allied forces arrived.
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Marius A. Langbein was a German spy who was sent to Canada during WWII. Instead of spying though, he moved to Ottawa and lived of his spying funds until they ran out. He then turned himself in but since he hadn't done any actual spying, Canada just let him go.
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Chevalier d’Eon was a French spy during the Seven Years War. With androgynous physical traits, d’Eon sometimes presented as a woman and sometimes as a man. After d’Eon's death it was determined by doctor's that d’Eon was biologically male .
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