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“Rensch argued that being bigger meant having a larger brain, which meant that larger animals must be smarter.”

“As we have just seen, bacteria invented the wheel, and exploited theirs in a most sophisticated manner.”

Purcell says, “Motion at low Reynolds numbers is very slow, majestic and regular.”

“The stems of coconuts are very thick and sturdy, while watermelons have solved the problem by lying on the ground;”

“It is a record tapeworm found in a human being, and the fact it is so long means that our intestine is also long and highly convoluted.”

This being at 10.. while the whale is at 1. Incredible.

“I had a psychologist friend who wanted to apply for a grant to build a huge room with gigantic furniture exactly as a small child would see it, and study the effect it might have on an adult who reenters his childhood world. The university committee that had to pass on research done on human subjects turned the request down: the effect might be too dangerous for the human psyche!”