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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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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