‘Tonight Show’ scientist leaving day job at Arkansas museum

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(AP) – An Arkansas scientist who has made a series of
appearances on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” will leave his day job at
the Museum of Discovery in Little Rock on Wednesday.The museum’s chief marketing officer, Kendall Thornton, told the Arkansas
Democrat-Gazette on Monday that Kevin Delaney has been in high demand across
the country and will pursue those opportunities. Thornton said Delaney had most
recently been working as a contractor.

Delaney was initially hired as an animal caretaker five years ago but drew
interest from “The Tonight Show” after building a following while demonstrating
principles of science.

On The Science Channel’s show “Street Science,” he has shown viewers how to
hold a fire in their palms, build a hoverboard and lie painlessly on a bed of
nails.

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