In one instance, an Afghan leader gave a ton of information on Taliban activities in exchange for a huge supply of Viagra.
Do you want to know what kind of dirt the CIA has on you? You can request your file via the Freedom of Information Act Reading Room.
Anyone can access the CIA’s Freedom of Information Act Reading Room. There you can view over 12 million pages of declassified CIA information. Some random things the CIA has investigated include psychics, UFOs, and invisible ink.
In the 90s, an encrypted sculpture named Kryptos was installed at the CIA headquarters. Several decades later, no one has been able to crack the code of what the statue means.
The CIA employed a magician named John Mulholland to write a top-secret guide about magic tricks. All copies of the textbook were thought to be destroyed in 1975, but a couple of agents got their hands on the document which was later published.
Civilians have friends. CIA agents have assets. When recruiting an asset, agents follow a cycle called S.A.D.R.A.T: “Spotting, Assessing, Development, Recruiting, Agent Handling, and Termination.”
The CIA headquarters has a memorial that honours members who were killed in the line of duty. Instead of their names, each agent is represented by a star. Even in death, the CIA wants to keep their operation a secret.
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3 letter agencies actually blasted spice girls and put spotlights on a home to terrorize people.