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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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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