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The CIA's "Acoustic Kitty" Experiment

In the 1960s, the CIA launched "Acoustic Kitty," an audacious project to turn a cat into a covert listening device by implanting a microphone and transmitter in its ear and tail. Despite five years of development and $20 million spent, the project was deemed a failure after the cat was released on its first mission and promptly run over by a taxi.
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