Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Stannous fluoride, which is the cavity fighter found in toothpaste is made from recycled tin.
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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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