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moorouge
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posted 11-12-2012 07:08 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for moorouge   Click Here to Email moorouge     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Browsing through a book 1,227 QI Facts To Blow Your Socks Off I came across:
More than 50% of NASA employees are dyslexic, hired for their superior problem-solving and spacial awareness skills.
Where did this come from and, if accurate, how many astronauts fall into this statistic?

Robert Pearlman
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posted 11-12-2012 07:21 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The book has a website listing the sources of its facts, but you need to know the page number of the citation.

Robert Pearlman
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posted 11-12-2012 02:17 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
NASA's human resources division says this "fact" is false in a reply on Twitter.

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