Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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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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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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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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Research indicates that plants grow healthier when they are stroked.
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The Earth's atmosphere weighs about 5.5 quadrillion tons.
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