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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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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4.5 pounds of sunlight strike the Earth each day.
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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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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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