One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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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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Scientists aren't sure what color dinosaurs were.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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