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Movies, TV, and books present us with a glamorous look at the spy life, but real-life spy stories are weird as hell. Read on for 17 tales of espionage that are more interesting than any James Bond film.

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DURING THE COLD WAR, THE U.S. SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED NUKING THE MOON. A biographer for Carl Sagan revealed Project A119, the plot to send a nuclear bombSource: The Guardian

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THE CIA ONCE TRIED TO ASSASSINATE CASTRO VIA MILKSHAKE. Fidel Castro survived over 600 assassination attempts. One of those included a cyanide pill inSource: CNN

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IN THE 19705, THE CIA CREATED A DRAGONFLY ROBOT FOR SPYING. The -powered robot had impressive performance capabilities, but, due to the wind, it was nSource: CIA

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JULIA CHILD WAS A SPY BEFORE SHE WAS A WORLD FAMOUS COOK. In 1942, Child joined OSS, the precursor to the CIA. During her time there, she created a shSource: Mental Floss

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BOEING MADE A SPY SHIP NAMED BIRD OF PREY DUE TO ITS STAR TREK RESEMBLANCE. 91236 The stealth plane had 36 flights, starting in 1996, and was revealedSource: Air Force Museum

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DURING THE VIETNAM WAR, AMERICAN SOLIDERS WOULD LITTER THE ECOUNTRYSIDE WITH FAKE TIGER POOP. Inside were seismometers to track enemy troop movement. Read More: 6 Real World Spy Gadgets Straight Out Of Movies

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Au.S. CONGRESSMAN SPIED FOR RUSSIA As Jewish immigrant, Samuel Dickstein was desperate to stop Hitler's rise to power but was ignored by Congress. He Source: Politico

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THE CIA ONCE CONFRONTED THE AMERICAN AMBASSADOR TO GUATEMALA FOR HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH HER SECRETARY. The secretary's name was Carol Murphy. The CIA hRead More: 6 People Who Turned Tables On Government Surveillance

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DURING THE COLD WAR, THE U.S. HIRED 1000 NAZIS AS SPIES. FBI Director J Edgar Hoover actively sought out Nazis and dismissed their horrific acts as So

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A SOVIET SPY WAS CAUGHT AFTERA PAPERBOY FOUND A HOLLOW NICKLE BERTY TRU WE G The paperboy smashed it on the sidewalk and found a weird photograph, whiSource: Mental Floss

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ROALD DAHL WAS A BRITISH SPY WHO SEDUCED WOMEN. Before Roald Dahl was a famous writer, he was in the British Army. After an injury moved him to a deskSource: Mental Floss

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DURING WWIl, THE BRITISH CREATED THE RAT BOMB. Rat carcasses were stuffed with explosives and were to be placed near a boiler. When the dead rats wereSource: Military History

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A NORTH KOREAN SPY SUBMARINE GOT CAUGHT IN A SOUTH KOREAN FISHING NET. South Korean forces were eager to negotiate the release of hostages, but when tSource: National Interest

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A FORMER RUSSIAN SPY SOLVED HIS OWN MURDER. Alexander Litvinenko, while he lay dying, figured out (alongside detectives) that his tea had been poisoneSource: The Guardian

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STALIN USED A SECRET LAB TO ANALYZE MAO'S POOP. When Mao Zedong visited Moscow in 1949, they installed toilets connected to boxes. Specialists would aSource: BBC

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IN 1945, RUSSIAN SCHOOLCHILDREN GAVE THE U.S. AMBASSADOR A BUGGED PLAQue. The plaque stayed on the ambassador's study wall for seven years until an AmSource: Mental Floss

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IN THE 19605, THE CIA TRIED TO USE CATS AS REMOTE LISTENING DEVICES. Project Acoustic Kitty was abandoned when the the first cat sent on a test missSource: The Guardian

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