The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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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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For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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Nuclear power prevented an average of over 1.8 million deaths between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution from reduced coal usage according to NASA.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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In the 60s, a scientist gave LSD to dolphins in an attempt to teach them English.
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