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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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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