Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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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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Because heat expands the metal, the Eiffel Tower always leans away from the sun.
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Indoor pollution is 10 times more toxic than outdoor pollution.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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