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10 Creepy Real Life Backstories of Stranger Things

10. MK-Ultra: The CIA’s Real Attempt at Mind Control (Yes, Really) Eleven’s backstory might feel like pure sci-fi horror, but it’s based on something the CIA actually did. Between the 1950s and 1970s, the government ran MK-Ultra, a program that basically treated humans as lab rats. They dosed people with LSD, hypnotised them, stuck them in sensory-deprivation tanks, and ran experiments on prisoners, psychiatric patients, civilians—and yes, even children. Most of the people involved had no idea what was happening. It’s horrifying, honestly.