Tag: project-a119
The CIA Once Tried to Spy on the Soviets… With Cats
During the Cold War, the CIA launched Operation Acoustic Kitty, an attempt to use cats as covert lis...
May 08, 2025
The U.S. Once Planned to Nuke the Moon
It sounds like sci-fi, but it’s 100% real. In the late 1950s, during the height of the Cold Wa...
May 08, 2025
Who is Demmel Sims? The Mystery Behind the Name
“Demmel Sims” might sound like the name of your new favorite jazz bassist or a long-lost...
May 07, 2025
The Internet Once Had a Kill Switch — And It Was Almost Used
Before the World Wide Web, there was ARPANET — the U.S. government-funded project that laid th...
May 07, 2025
The FBI Once Tried to Ban Encryption… with a Clipper Chip
In 1993, the U.S. government proposed a small hardware chip called the Clipper Chip, meant to be emb...
May 07, 2025
The Prophecy of the Black Pope: Myth, History, and the End of the Church?
The Prophecy of the Black Pope: End of the World or Misunderstood Symbol? Introduction Among t...
May 06, 2025
Who invented the internet, when, and why?
Who invented the internet, when and why? The internet was invented by a group of scientists and engi...
Apr 24, 2025