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Strange Science: Oddball Inventions, Disastrous Discoveries, Eccentric Scientists, and Earth-Shattering Eurekas

by Portable Press

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It's scientifically proven: this book is full of seriously strange stuff!

From the oddest theories to the most astounding discoveries to the biggest blunders, Strange Science has all the facts your professors didn't teach you, but should have. It's packed with earth-shattering eurekas, outlandish inventions, silly "scientific" studies, and the stories behind the weirdos who made it all happen. Put on your lab coat and get ready to discover...

  • You can hypnotize a chicken!
  • The U.S Navy uses surveillance drones disguised as jellyfish.
  • Scientists have created a cow-human hybrid.
  • A robot has solved a Rubik's Cube in less than one second.
  • Geneticists have spliced apples with moth genes.
  • A man invented a high-five simulator for lonely people.
  • Frogs and fish have rained from the sky during thunderstorms.
  • Albert Eistein was called "the dopey one" as a child.
  • And much, much more!

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