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	Podcast:		Ridiculous History
	Episode:		CLASSIC: How the Monopoly Board Game Became a World War II Escape Kit
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:29:35
	Publish Date:		2025-12-13 12:00:00
	Description:		Ben, Noel and Max return with this week's Classic episode! Monopoly is a pretty divisive game, and people tend to either love it or hate it. However, for hundreds of Allied POWs captured during World War II, Monopoly became more than a mere diversion -- it became, instead, their ticket to freedom. Join the guys as they explore the strange sequence of events that led the UK to turn Monopoly into a real-life escape kit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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