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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A single speck of dust is half way in size between a subatomic particle and the Earth.
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MIT has developed a camera that captures the speed of light at a trillion frames per second.
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0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Balsa wood is classified as a hard wood!
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