For every gallon of sea water, you get more than a quarter pound of salt.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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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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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
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