Yep, in my very first game, I had a child prodigy that was maxed out on research from a very young age. Let's see: in two games so far, I've had

2 vials of red liquid
2 crates (one spiders, the other unopened)
the moth (I helped it -- d-oh!)

i love them. the little things u get with the events. and i open every thing to and try things. but i wish we could get more of them in a game . we get less and less every time a game moves on. please give me more lol

I just got the not normal child. It gave me a choice between researcher or farmer. I chose researcher.

I still wish there were more exploring to be done in the cave... just kind of leaves you hanging doesnt it?

I found a compass and the villagers found it be very good to smash berries. I had to chose between giving them that or giving it to the researchers. I needed the tech points and I was worried my village would make wine, get drunk and die in the ocean. I don't know if it gave me any points but the researchers used it and they broke it. I will choose the other option next time, just to see if they do get drunk.

i gave a compass to the researchers and i got 3000 tech points

I have also had the man in the boat..one of the few things I have had so far , I shared and got antibiotics