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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The idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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One 75-watt bulb gives more light than three 25-watt bulbs.
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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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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