Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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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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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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There are more atoms in one teaspoon of water than there are teaspoons of water in the Atlantic Ocean.
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The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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Billions of neutrinos pass unnoticed through your body every second.
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