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10
of the Craziest Discoveries of 2012

When we ring in the new year, we have no idea what unusual scientific discoveries will turn up.

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Scientists and researchers are always busy at work, hoping to create the next greatest consumer product, or identify a new species of mammal, or create a cure for cancer. Similarly, archeologists are constantly digging around to unlock secrets from the past. More often than you'd think, all of this hard work results in some pretty bizarre discoveries.

These discoveries don't come just at the hand of scientists, of course. Plenty of regular citizens have stumbled upon the craziest things. So what's been discovered in 2012? Lots of oddities, just like any other year. Here are 10 of them.

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  • 10: A Chinese Turtle that Pees Through its Mouth
  • 9: A Slime Mold With a Memory
  • 8: French Bees Producing Colored Honey by Eating M&Ms
  • 7: A Fanged Dwarf Dinosaur
  • 6: Virgin Snakes Giving Birth
  • 5: Cockroaches Can be Turned into 'Biobots' to Help Find Earthquake Survivors
  • 4: Men With Deep Voices have Fewer Sperm
  • 3: A Machine that Can Disrupt Speech by Making You Hear Your Own Delayed Words
  • 2: A Non-stick Ketchup Bottle
  • 1: Serial Killers May Kill According to a Mathematical Formula
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