Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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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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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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The hair of an adult man or woman can stretch 25 percent of its length without breaking.
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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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