4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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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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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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