Brass doorknobs automatically disinfect themselves in about 8 hours.
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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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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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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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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Cold water weighs more than hot water.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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