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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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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The left ear is more responsive to words of love and emotion whispered into it than the right.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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