The Loch Ness Monster
In 1934, a Scottish doctor declared he saw a big monster in the deep lake, which is now famously known as Loch Ness. He grabbed his camera and snapped what has become known as “the surgeon’s photograph”, which is one of the most iconic photos of the 20th century.
We’re basically talking about a dark shape that looks like a brontosaurus with a very long, curved neck, that appears to be swimming in the water. Naturally, the photo was enough to stir the public, and ever since that point, thousands of people claimed to have seen the aquatic creature. Some people in the Scottish government believe that the creature exists.
The CIA Schemes to murder Castro – with a seashell
From 1960 to 1965, the CIA brainstormed a minimum of eight plots to assassinate Cuba’s leader, Fidel Castro.
There’s even a report made in 1967, that was declassified 36 years later, where it says that the CIA considered using cigars, contaminated air, even poisoned pills, fungus, and a classical poison-filled syringe to take out the Communist leader. In one of the plots, where it was sought only to destroy Castro’s image, it was considered to place thallium salt in his shoes, hoping that his beard would fall out. However, there was ONE idea that stood out: it was a plan to kill Castro with a booby-trapped seashell.
The dictator was a big fan of skin diving, so intelligence agents came up with the idea of placing a spectacular shell in a reef where Castro liked to go. Castro would pick up the seashell, and it would trigger an explosive. However, the scheme was ruled out, because it was considered to be impractical.
Julia Child’s Intelligence
Back in August 2008, the United States National Archives decided to release thousands of personnel files of those who once worked for the Office of Strategic Services, which was basically before the CIA. One of their former employees was a woman called Julia McWilliams, future Julia Child.
The French chef’s intelligence background wasn’t kept a secret. Even so, after the release, lots of people have become aware of what she has done during World War II. What’s the best recipe for an intriguing life? Before mastering to perfection French Cuisine, work on developing a shark repellent for underwater explosives!
Grand Central Terminal’s secret rooms
Hundreds of thousands of people commute in and out of Grand Central Terminal Station in New York City, each and every day. Even more, most of them stop to eat at those station’s restaurants, sipping cocktails in elegant bars.
However, Grand Central is still housing two secret areas only a few people know about. For example, nine stories below the lowest floor, there’s a bunker famously known as M-42.
It is rumored that during WWII, the bunker has lots of guards with shoot-to-kill orders, for a certain fear of being sabotaged, while the trains in the station were used to ferry troops in and out of New York.
Listening in on Lennon
We can all agree that John Lennon was pretty feisty. The Beatles member protested against the war, was a fierce promoter of the peace, and even wrote a song called “I am the Walrus”.
Of course, the FBI put him on their watch list even before the 1972 Republican National Convention, which the feds thought he might disrupt, and terminated his visa and initiated his deportation proceedings.
During the 1972 presidential election, the same FBI started monitoring Lennon’s television appearances but also concerts, and even started following the activities of Yoko Ono’s daughter.
As Lennon didn’t do anything that could raise suspicions, the FBI decided to close that investigation only a month after Nixon’s re-election. After Lennon got murdered in 1980, the FBI released its Lennon files under the Freedom of Information Act.
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