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...fate into my own hands." In time, Hary's starting reflexes came to have as delicate a hair trigger as his temper. "Hary is capable of anything," said a German track official last month, "provided he doesn't lose control over himself. He's the flightiest athlete on the German team...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Hary! Hary! Hary! | 9/12/1960 | See Source »

This performance, which looks intelligent, does not strain the brain of even the flightiest hen. If properly conditioned, she will go through her act in a department-store window, unconscious of traffic noise or applauding spectators. The only thing that matters to her is the reward, and she has been taught what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: I.Q. Zoo | 2/28/1955 | See Source »

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