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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Out of all the senses, smell is most closely linked to memory.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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