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*Apple named a 1994 prototype ''Carl Sagan''. Dr. Sagan, fearing the name would sound like an endorsement. requested the name be changed. Apple chose to rename the prototype ''BHA'' for ''Buthead Astronomer''. Sagan sued Apple for this. Apple won. Carl Sagan sued Apple for using his name, but lost again. Apple changed the name of the prototype a final time to ''LaW'', or Lawyers are Wimps''.

*Carl Sagan was a secret weed smoker.

*Contrary to popular belief, Carl Sagan actually never said his famous catchphrase ''Billions and Billions'' until his final book entitled ''Billions and Billions: thoughts on life and death at the Brink of the Millennium''. In that book, hew revealed that Johnny Carson said it while imitating Sagan and started the meme.

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Carl Sagan was an American astronomer, astrophysicist, and author known for popularizing science. He played a key role in the Voyager Golden Record project and wrote the book "Cosmos," which became a renowned television series. His work emphasized the importance of critical thinking and scientific literacy in society.

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