In the 1960s, CIA scientists implanted electrodes into the brains of cats, dogs, and other animals in a twisted attempt to turn them into remote-controlled assassins.

In the 1960s, CIA scientists implanted electrodes into the brains of cats, dogs, and other animals in a twisted attempt to turn them into remote-controlled assassins.
In the 1960s, the CIA spent $55,000 trying to turn rats, cats, and bears into remote-controlled assassins — and somehow, this wasn’t even the weirdest part of their day job.