Because of South Park’s Scientology episode, the Church of Scientology hired people to spy on Matt and Trey to find something on them to use for blackmail. The Church became frustrated when their investigation turned up nothing but the fact that they’re pretty normal people.
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The CIA once spent $20 million on a cat equipped with gear to spy on the Soviets, but it was hit by a taxi.
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In 1984, a Canadian farmer began renting ad space on his cows.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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