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White Coat Waste Project uncovered a $10 Navy-funded lab that was performing painful experiments on cats, some of which were already disabled. The experiments involved tests and electroshocking ...

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War stories usually spotlight soldiers, but sometimes they take an unexpected turn. While pigeons carried messages through ...