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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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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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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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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