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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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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The use of emoticons affects our corresponding brain areas and can actually trigger emotions.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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