Aluminum used to be more valuable than gold!
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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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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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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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