During WWII, Britain secretly stored its gold and securities three floors below Montreal’s Sun Life building as part of a covert survival plan, now revealed.
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TIL during WWII, Britain hid its wealth 3 floors under Montreal’s Sun Life building. The vault had microphone alarms, walls made of abandoned railway steel, and a door needing 2 blind, simultaneous codes. 120 secret workers sorted billions under strict oaths to keep the entire operation hidden.
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