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xinhuanet.com news: in addition to tragedy, war and natural disaster, 2005 also brought us all sorts of strange things, stunning or purely funny news.The following is the Agence France-Presse reported a few days ago from the scientific community a few anecdote:
Swiss scientists at the University of Zurich say, a Swiss women listen to music to see a variety of colors and "taste".This is called "Synaesthesia" rare phenomenon is in a 27 year old occupation musicians found.She heard F sharp eyes will appear purple, hear the central C sound when the eyes appear red.
of the United States of America California Hoya National University researchers in the host after dinner on the table scraps were analyzed, studied whether the guests were in the food left important DNA samples.Results from the 43% food, they get the complete sample DNA, from 33% DNA samples obtained in part of leftovers.This work may be valuable to catch thieves, because thieves like in the victim's kitchen glut oneself with delicacies.In the United States and Norway
scientists say, Africa like parrots with at least one thing in common: they heard sounds around imitation.People discovery, Kenya a captive female imitation on the nearby road truck noise, and a Swiss zoo a male elephant be mimicked their together with Asian elephant short scream.In the United States of America
Brown University students invented alarm clock can monitor the master brain waves, find him (she) the best time to wake up.The only drawback is, sleeping people must wear a ring electrode head.
of France at the age of 24 Lance student Alexis? Christopher Lemire created a world record, complete with mental arithmetic for calculating a 200 digit of the root of 13.This feat is the notary supervision completed, a total of 48 minutes and 51 seconds of time.
the same in the field of mathematics, the Japanese 59 counselor original export to recite pi to 83431st decimal places.He suffered back 13 hours after finally broke the previous record -- recite to 54000th decimal places.
of two insect experts proposed to American President Bush, vice president Cheney and Secretary of defense Rumsfeld, the name of three newly discovered slime mold beetle, responsible for animal named officials were unable to agree on which is right.
scientists found, Laos on the market as the meat sold a strange-looking rodents is not only a new species, and it is the first time in over 30 years the discovery of novel mammalian.Thanks to the New York wild animal protection association an alert members noticed this is referred to as the "rock rat" biological.
the Australians mistakenly believe that the cane toad can eliminate sugarcane pests in the introduced into it while in Australia, the results of this amphibious animal here spread rapidly.Desperate to find a way to destroy the cane toad northern Australia local researchers found, the toad by flashing lights to attract similar nightclub.One researcher says: "these toad is a nightclub animal."
British researchers says a survey, the current fashion focus of forensic science television series may imperceptibly as really criminals provides clues.It is for this reason, some forensic scientists no longer even willing to cooperate with media.
the once a year "offbeat Nobel Prize" awarded to the create new styles of Comedy Awards, this proves that scientists have a sense of humor.The winners of this year include a bell will hide it had to get up and turn it off alarm inventor, study in syrup swimming speed is faster than in water scientists, analysis of grasshopper in the movie "Star Wars" brain cells wave movable British scientists as well as the calculation of penguins in the defecation when the pressure in the anal much of the German study group.
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