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TIL that in 1962, the CIA stole an entire Soviet Arctic research station by snatching it from the ice with a hook extended from the back of a plane.

via reddit.com

this is cartoonish lmao

A scientist standing on the roof of the station during the abduction reportedly remained suspended in midair until he noticed that the base had been stolen out from under him, upon which he drew a sign with ‘HELP’ written on it in big red letters from behind his back and plummeted to the ground.

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