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 cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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A coal power station puts 100 times more radiation into the air than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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German scientists claim to have evidence that suggests that our universe may exist inside of a computer simulated Matrix.
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Scientists in Germany have developed a candy that doesn't cause cavities.
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