George White ran the CIA brothel. He watched from a hidden room while men were dosed with LSD — and he convinced himself the fate of the nation depended on it.
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-operation-midnight-climax-79441951/
episode 10: The Worldwide Sensation That Started as an April Fools' Joke
In the summer of 2016, the entire world was going crazy for a new mobile game. All these years later, it’s easy to forget the wildest part about Pokémon GO: the whole thing began as an April Fools’ joke.
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