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The History of Fake Towns.

Stuff You Should Know

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The Peace Village, the Demilitarized Zone

The Nazzies did this too in World War II to, you know, disgusting effect as well. They took a real village and dressed it up in a way for that that suited their propaganda needs. There's no glass in the windows even like it's as far as Potemkin villages go. It's a half-hearted effort if you ask me. But there was a place called I think it's Fershin Stott. The Nazis kind of started scrambling when the Red Cross said we want to see this place. And they're like, give us two weeks.

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