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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It takes a photon 170,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to the surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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No matter how cold it gets, gasoline will not freeze.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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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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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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