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TIL that in 1979, the CIA rescued 6 diplomats from Iran by faking a sci-fi movie called 'Argo.' They used fake scripts, posters, and ads in Hollywood magazines to convince authorities the diplomats were just a film crew scouting locations. It actually worked.

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