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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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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