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Ilya Ivanov - Soviet scientist (en.wikipedia.org)
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[โ€“] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Oh, well that's pretty weird, but I think by the standards of creepy stuff in the world it's

In 1929, after returning to the Soviet Union, he attempted to organize a set of experiments involving nonhuman ape sperm and human volunteers

WHAT THE EVER LOVING FUCK

[โ€“] rei@piefed.social 4 points 2 years ago

Doctor Moreau ain't got shit on me!