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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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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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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Diamonds can be shattered with a hammer.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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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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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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