# 43 monkeys escape from research facility in South Carolina because, why not?

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**Created:** [November 7, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869 "2024-11-07T17:08:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869/83 "2025-07-29T21:02:36Z")

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> [@Darren\_Garrison](#):
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> [Radioactive wasps found at S.C. nuclear site – WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta](https://www.wsbtv.com/news/georgia/radioactive-wasps-found-sc-nuclear-site/TDDU5W5RDNAJXNP5YPYZCF5FBU/)

So if someone is stung by a radioactive wasp, they’ll become some lame-ass superhero?

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**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/43-monkeys-escape-from-research-facility-in-south-carolina-because-why-not/1009869/84 "2025-07-29T21:11:04Z")

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MAGA’s favorite superhero.

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