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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Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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The banana plant cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
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Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
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Every day, plants convert sunlight into energy equivalent to six times the entire power consumption of human civilization.
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