Ep 25: The CIA's Failed Spy Cats

The one time the CIA tried - and failed - to use a cat as a spy (code name Acoustic Kitty), some cats need hypoallergenic humans, and what happens when cats bail on sea shanties.  #AcousticKitty
 
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Intro Music: “Tiptoe out the Back” by Dan Lebowicz
Interstitial music: MK2
I got today's information from: 

https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/ernest-hemingways-cats/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/578211/cat-facts

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-cias-most-highly-trained-spies-werent-even-human-20149/

https://www.history.com/news/cia-spy-cat-espionage-fail

https://www.coolkidfacts.com/laws-of-motion/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ernest-hemingway-taught-one-of-his-many-many-cats-to-drink-whisky-73691/ 

https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/research-medical-benefits/can-your-pet-be-allergic-to-humans/
 https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/integrative_medicine_digestive_center/news_events/lactose_intolerance.html