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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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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Your brain is 80% water.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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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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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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