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TIL of Margaret Howe Lovett’s sexual relations with a Dolphin during a NASA funded communications study. Lovett manually relieved Peter of urges to keep him focused. LSD was also used to aid the dolphins in speaking. Peter learned 2 words but killed himself when the study ended. ‬

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