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How did the dolphins and whales get such big brains? They obviously don't need such big brains to catch fish.
Owsley Stanley
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Owsley Stanley
Age: 76 †
Born: 1935
Born: January 19
Died: 2011
Died: March 12
Audio Engineer
Businessperson
Chemist
Engineer
Kentucky
United States
Augustus Owsley Stanley III
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