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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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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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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According to scientists, the color of the cup that we're drinking from can alter our perception of the actual taste of the drink.
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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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The brain case [of Neanderthals] on the average was more than 13 percent larger than that of the average of modern man
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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