The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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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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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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Approximately 70 percent of the earth is covered by water. Only 1 percent of this water is drinkable.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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