I believe that the extraordinary should be pursued. But extraordinary …

Carl Sagan
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I believe that the extraordinary should be pursued. But extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. ✨ Carl Sagan (2011). Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science, p.73, Ballantine Books
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